Iknow vertex form is y = a(x - h)^2 + k, and i believe i know how to find the h and the k. i was hoping someone could me figure out how to find the a, and also how to convert vertex to standard.

(highschool not middle school)

Stefano accidentally dropped his sunglasses off the edge of a canyon as he was looking down. the height, h(t), in meters (as it relates to sea level), of the sunglasses after t seconds, is shown in the table. during its descent, the pair of sunglasses passed by a climber in the canyon 6 seconds after stefano dropped them. to the nearest meter, what is difference in elevation between stefano and the climber? 166 meters 176 meters 230 meters 240 meters its b.176 i took the test 166 is wrong and 176 is correct

The graph below shows the height of a projectile t seconds after it is launched. if acceleration due to gravity is -16 ft/s2, which equation models the height of the projectile correctly?

Beth divided 9 ounces of her granola recipe into 4 equal-sized amounts. she placed the amounts into individual bowls. the fraction 9/4 represents the number of ounces of granola in each bowl. which other number represents the amount of granola beth has in each bowl? (a) 1 1/4 (b) 2 1/4 (c) 1 3/4 (d) 3 3/4 i need !