Question: We have shown that the Hill cipher succumbs to a known plaintext attack if sufficient plaintext-ciphertext pairs are provided. It is even easier to solve

We have shown that the Hill cipher succumbs to a known plaintext attack if sufficient plaintext-ciphertext pairs are provided. It is even easier to solve the Hill cipher if a chosen plaintext attack can be mounted. Describe such an attack.

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