Algebra help!!

At an adventure park, you can jump off a 26-foot cliff into a poll of water below. The equation h=-16t^2+4t+26 describes your height h in feet t seconds after your jump. If you jump up off a cliff, what time will you pass the height of 26 feet again?

To find the time at which this occurs, let h=26, and solve for t.

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Hi,
h = -16t^2 + 4t + 26
26 = -16t^2 + 4t + 26
16t^2 = 4t
16t = 4
t = 4/16
t = 1/4 sec. 
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