The answer is 24. You subtract 40 - 16.
I believe the answer is C. It doesn't make sense to drop an object from -16 feet, and it doesn't make sense to have a -120 in the equation. It should be positive for it to come out right.
In the two triangles, all the three sides are congruent to the corresponding sides of the other triangle. And in such case, the criteria used for congruency is Side Side Side or SSS .
So the correct option is the first option .