Encryption

Logic Level 3

In a certain coding system, A D AD is coded as 12 12 , B H BH is coded as 24 24 , A P AP is coded as 112 112 . What is the code for P Y PY ?


The answer is 1605.

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The positions of the letters A , B , D , H , P , Y A,B,D,H,P,Y in the alphabetic system are 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 25 1,2,4,8,16,25 , respectively.

First code : A D p o s A p o s D p o s A × p o s D 14 2 = 12 AD\leftrightarrow \overline {pos_Apos_D}-\sqrt {pos_A\times pos_D}\equiv 14-2=12

Second code : B H p o s B p o s H p o s B × p o s H 28 4 = 24 BH\leftrightarrow \overline {pos_Bpos_H}-\sqrt {pos_B\times pos_H}\equiv 28-4=24

Third code : A P p o s A p o s P p o s A × p o s P 116 4 = 112 AP\leftrightarrow \overline {pos_Apos_P}-\sqrt {pos_A\times pos_P}\equiv 116-4=112

So, P Y p o s P p o s Y p o s P × p o s Y = 1625 20 = 1605 PY\leftrightarrow \overline {pos_Ppos_Y}-\sqrt {pos_P\times pos_Y}=1625-20=\boxed {1605} .

How is it that 4 becomes 14, what does the bar mean

A Former Brilliant Member - 9 months, 1 week ago

The first letter is the same as in the order of alphabets, the second letter is the square root of that:

A D = ( A = 1 ) ( D = 4 = 2 ) = 12 AD=(A=1)(\sqrt{D}=\sqrt{4}=2)=12

B H = ( B = 2 ) ( H = 8 = 2 2 ) = 22 2 BH=(B=2)(\sqrt{H}=\sqrt{8}=2\sqrt{2})=22\sqrt{2} (I think something is wrong in the queston)

A P = ( A = 1 ) ( P = 16 = 04 ) = 104 AP=(A=1)(\sqrt{P}=\sqrt{16}=04)=104

P Y = ( P = 16 ) ( Y = 25 = 05 ) = 1605 PY=(P=16)(\sqrt{Y}=\sqrt{25}=05)=\boxed{1605}

My thinking is described in my solution.

A Former Brilliant Member - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Sir, but you did not post a solution, I think.

Vinayak Srivastava - 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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