Question

a tangent drawn to y=-(x^2 -4) at the point (1, 3) forms a right triangle with the coordinate axes. find the area of this right triangle. please help and show all steps!

Answer 1

y= -2x+5, i am not sure wat is 'coordinat axes', but i think it mean (0,0)

so, when x=0, y=5, another coordinate is (0,5)
when y=0, x=5/2 , (5/2,0)