a_n - a_k
d = ---------
n - k
$$d = \frac{- a_{k} + a_{n}}{- k + n}$$
$$a_{1} = d \left(n - 1\right) + a_{n}$$
(-1 + n)*(a_n - a_k)
a_1 = a_n - --------------------
n - k
$$a_{1} = a_{n} - \frac{\left(- a_{k} + a_{n}\right) \left(n - 1\right)}{- k + n}$$
a_8 - a_6
d = ---------
2
$$d = \frac{- a_{6} + a_{8}}{2}$$
a_8 - a_6
a_1 = a_8 - ---------*6
2
$$a_{1} = a_{8} - \frac{- a_{6} + a_{8}}{2} \cdot 6$$
$$d = \frac{-29 + 41}{2}$$
41 - 29
a_1 = 41 - -------*7
2
$$a_{1} = \left(-1\right) \frac{-29 + 41}{2} \cdot 7 + 41$$
$$d = 6$$
$$a_{1} = -1$$
n*(a_1 + a_n)
S = -------------
2
$$S = \frac{n \left(a_{1} + a_{n}\right)}{2}$$
8*(-1 + 41)
S8 = -----------
2
$$S_{8} = \frac{8 \left(-1 + 41\right)}{2}$$
$$S_{8} = 160$$