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The sum of the first 14 terms of an arithmetic sequence of real numbers is 20...

The sum of the first 14 terms of an arithmetic sequence of real numbers is 20 and the sum of the next 20 terms is 14. Find the largest positive integer K for which the sum of the first K terms of this sequence is positive.

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