SOLUTION: The equation below expresses the approximate height,"h", in meters, of a coin "t" seconds after it is flipped vertically upward from a height of 1.5 meters with an initial veloci

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Question 1031288: The equation below expresses the approximate height,"h", in meters, of a coin "t" seconds after it is flipped vertically upward
from a height of 1.5 meters with an initial velocity of 1 meter per second. After how many seconds will the coin land on the ground ?
h=-4.9t^2+t+1.5

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The equation below expresses the approximate height,"h", in meters, of a coin "t" seconds after it is flipped vertically upward
from a height of 1.5 meters with an initial velocity of 1 meter per second. After how many seconds will the coin land on the ground ?
h=-4.9t^2+t+1.5
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Coin lands the ground  <----->  h = 0.

So, solve the quadratic equation  -4.9t%5E2%2Bt%2B1.5 = 0  for t, and you will get the answer.

Use the quadratic formula.