Answer to Question #259773 in Discrete Mathematics for rtf

Question

The following word was encrypted using a Caesar cipher with a shift of 2: ecguct. What word is it? 

Answer 1

To decrypt a message, we need to move the alphabet backwards by 2.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X

E will become C, C become A, G become E, U become S, C become A, T become R. It is “caesar”.

Answer: caesar.