quadratic functions

Question

jake tosses a coin in the air and lets it fall on the ground. the equation that models the height (in feet) and time (in secounds) of the parabola is h(t)=-26t^2+24t+6. what is the height of the coin whrn jake tosses it

Answer 1

The given equation is not correct. The first term should be -16t². Anyway, the height of the coin at the time it is tossed is just h(0).

h(0) = 6 ft