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Answer:

see explanation

Explanation:

(a)

calculate the gradient (slope) m using the slope formula

m =
(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = O (0, 0 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = A (- 5, 2 )


m_(OA) =
(2-0)/(-5-0) =
(2)/(-5) = -
(2)/(5)

(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


m_(perpendicular) = -
(1)/(m) = -
(1)/(-(2)/(5) ) =
(5)/(2)

(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 =
(5)/(2) , then

y =
(5)/(2) x + c ← is the partial equation

to find c substitute A (- 5, 2 ) into the partial equation

2 = -
(25)/(2) + c ⇒ c = 2 +
(25)/(2) =
(29)/(2)

y =
(5)/(2) x +
(29)/(2) ← equation of tangent

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