SOLUTION: Good afternoon. I'm having trouble understanding how to solve this problem: The height of a coconut falling from a tree can be represented by the function: h(t)=-16t^2+24, where

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Question 1014275: Good afternoon. I'm having trouble understanding how to solve this problem:
The height of a coconut falling from a tree can be represented by the function: h(t)=-16t^2+24, where h(t) is the height of the coconut, in feet, and t is time, in seconds. What is the initial height, in feet, of the coconut?
Thank you.

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Good afternoon. I'm having trouble understanding how to solve this problem:
The height of a coconut falling from a tree can be represented by the function: h(t)=-16t^2+24, where h(t) is
the height of the coconut, in feet, and t is time, in seconds. What is the initial height, in feet, of the coconut?
Thank you.
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Substitute t = 0 into your quadratic function and calculate.


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