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algebra senior

Problem

Let be a finite arithmetic sequence with and . If , then
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Note that and where is the common difference, so , or . Likewise, we can write every term in the second equation in terms of , giving us . Then the common difference is . Then . This means is terms after , so
Final answer
B