Which number represents the height, in meters, from which the object …

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An object is kicked from a platform. The equation

h = - 4.9 t^{2} + 5 t + 9

represents this situation, where

h

is the height of the object above the ground, in meters,

t

seconds after it is kicked.

Which number represents the height, in meters, from which the object was kicked?

4.9