Response:
a) Representation - (in attachment)
b) The geometry is tetrahedral
c)
hybrid orbitals involve sigma bonding.
orbitals arise from the overlap of sulfur's d-orbitals with the p-orbitals of oxygen.
Clarification:
a)
Representation in attachment.
The total charge in both structures is -2. Structure (b) is preferred according to the resonance forms since the formal charges within the species are preserved.
Thus, structure (b) represents the sulfate ion more accurately.
b) In the sulfate ion, the sulfur atom forms connections with four distinct oxygen atoms. Using VSEPR theory, the sulfate ion is tetrahedral in shape.
There are four sigma bonds and no lone pairs surrounding the central atom.
Consequently, the sulfur atom's hybridization is 
c)
The s and p orbitals of sulfur undergo hybridization to form sigma bonds. The orbitals involved in
bonding are
Therefore,
bonds result from the overlapping of sulfur's d-orbitals with the p-orbitals of oxygen.