Understanding the Transformation Rules
The problem requires us to transform the letters within the word JOURNALIST based on specific rules related to vowels and consonants. We then need to determine how many letters appear exactly twice in the transformed sequence.
The transformation rules are:
- Vowel Rule: Each vowel (A, E, I, O, U) is replaced by the immediate next letter in the English alphabet.
- Consonant Rule: Each consonant is replaced by the immediate preceding letter in the English alphabet.
Analyzing the Word JOURNALIST
First, let's identify the vowels and consonants in the given word JOURNALIST.
The word is: J O U R N A L I S T
Here's a breakdown of each letter:
| Letter | Type |
|---|---|
| J | Consonant |
| O | Vowel |
| U | Vowel |
| R | Consonant |
| N | Consonant |
| A | Vowel |
| L | Consonant |
| I | Vowel |
| S | Consonant |
| T | Consonant |
Applying the Transformation Rules
We will now apply the rules to each letter of JOURNALIST:
- J (Consonant): The letter preceding J is I.
- O (Vowel): The letter following O is P.
- U (Vowel): The letter following U is V.
- R (Consonant): The letter preceding R is Q.
- N (Consonant): The letter preceding N is M.
- A (Vowel): The letter following A is B.
- L (Consonant): The letter preceding L is K.
- I (Vowel): The letter following I is J.
- S (Consonant): The letter preceding S is R.
- T (Consonant): The letter preceding T is S.
The resulting sequence of transformed letters is: I P V Q M B K J R S.
The table below summarizes these transformations:
| Original Letter | Type | Transformation Rule | Transformed Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | Consonant | Previous letter | I |
| O | Vowel | Next letter | P |
| U | Vowel | Next letter | V |
| R | Consonant | Previous letter | Q |
| N | Consonant | Previous letter | M |
| A | Vowel | Next letter | B |
| L | Consonant | Previous letter | K |
| I | Vowel | Next letter | J |
| S | Consonant | Previous letter | R |
| T | Consonant | Previous letter | S |
Determining Transformed Letter Frequencies
Next, we need to count how many times each letter appears in the transformed sequence: I P V Q M B K J R S.
Let's list the unique letters and their counts:
| Transformed Letter | Frequency |
|---|---|
| I | 1 |
| P | 1 |
| V | 1 |
| Q | 1 |
| M | 1 |
| B | 1 |
| K | 1 |
| J | 1 |
| R | 1 |
| S | 1 |
Finding Letters Appearing Exactly Twice
Based on the frequency count above, we analyze the occurrences of each letter:
- Every letter in the transformed sequence (I, P, V, Q, M, B, K, J, R, S) appears exactly one time.
Consequently, there are no letters that appear exactly twice in the resulting group of letters.
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