Answer:
8 seconds
Explanation:
lets first start by plugging in 1024 into initial height
h(t) = -16t^2 + 1024
I would find a Greatest Common Factor (GCF) first
-16(t^2 - 64) If this is new just think that if you multiply -16 by t squared and -64 you will come back to the original equation
But now we notice that T squared -64 can be factored with the difference of perfect squared method
so we will get -16(t-8)(t+8)
So to get the answers we will set everything equal to 0
-16t =0
t =0 this is the time that the penny was thrown
t-8 = 0
t = 8 the is the time the penny hit the ground
t+8 =0
t= -8 This is an extraneous solution or a solution that doesn't make sense so we just disregard the solution.