Answer:
see explanation
Explanation:
(a)
calculate the gradient (slope) m using the slope formula
m =
with (x₁, y₁ ) = O (0, 0 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = A (- 5, 2 )
=
=
= -
(b)
the angle between a tangent and a radius at the point of contact is 90°
given a line with slope m then the gradient of a line perpendicular to it is
= -
= -
=
(c)
the equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
here m =
, then
y =
x + c ← is the partial equation
to find c substitute A (- 5, 2 ) into the partial equation
2 = -
+ c ⇒ c = 2 +
=
y =
x +
← equation of tangent