SOLUTION: Hi, I'm having trouble understanding and solving 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

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Question 1029979: Hi, I'm having trouble understanding and solving 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?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The vertical height (in feet) of any projectile is given by:



Where is the initial vertical component of the velocity (positive = up, negative = down) and is initial height. Initial means the value of the parameter at time

Evaluate your function at zero, that is ?

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it