X=2t
y=1-t
t=x/2
y=1-x/2
y=(-1/2)x+1
If

is the common difference between terms in the sequence

, then



...

You're told that

(the sum of the first 16 terms in the sequence, presumably). Well, we know that


Recall that

so that we have

So we get
B
Do 450 x 2/5 (0.4 in decimal form)
Answer: -2
Let’s try x = -12
1/2(-12) - 5 = -6
PEMDAS says to multiply first
1/2 x -12 = -6
So
-6 - 5 = -6
-6 - 5 = -11 not -6 so it’s not that
Now let’s do x = -2
1/2(-2) - 5 = -6
Again, you multiply first
1/2 x -2 = -1
-1 - 5 = -6 so it works