70 / 50 = 1.4
1.4 * 1.4 = 1.96
So, the stopping distance increases by a factor of 1.96
170 feet * 1.96 = 333.20 feet
I believe that would be -4.50 for problems like this you subtract then add the negative sign in front
i'm surprised you are in high school i did this in 6th grade
The angles need to be congruent for the two triangles to be similar.
Hope this helps :)
IF you mean

, then the following would be a solution:
First add 16 to both sides of the equation:

Now divide both sides of the equation by 3:

Take the square root of both sides to solve for "X", or simply solve by inspection: "what number(s) can be squared to get 49?"
Answer: -7 and 7 So the smallest solution would be "-7"