PUZZLE #7765: Reed-Solomon Error Correction (diff 5)
Recover the message from 11 polynomial shares over GF(97). The first 6 coefficients spell the answer.
DATA
| Shares |
[1, 64], [2, 43], [3, 86], [4, 74], [5, 1], [6, 84], [7, 92], [8, 40], [9, 19], [10, 75], [11, 77]
|
| Needed |
6
|
| Modulus |
97
|
| Hint |
Use Lagrange interpolation on any 6 shares. Read coefficients as ASCII codes.
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| Answer Format |
lowercase letters, no spaces or punctuation
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author's note: Pool fill: reed-solomon diff 5
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