Find the equation of all lines having slope −1 that are tangents to the curve y= 1/(x-1),x≠1

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Find the equation of all lines having slope −1 that are tangents to the curve y= 1/(x-1),x≠1

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answered Jan 20, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
selected Jan 20, 2018 by sforrest072
 
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The equation of the given curve is 

The slope of the tangents to the given curve at any point (x, y) is given by,

If the slope of the tangent is −1, then we have:

When x = 0, y = −1 and when x = 2, y = 1.

Thus, there are two tangents to the given curve having slope −1. These are passing through the points (0, −1) and (2, 1).

The equation of the tangent through (0, −1) is given by,

The equation of the tangent through (2, 1) is given by,

y − 1 = −1 (x − 2)
⇒ y − 1 = − x + 2
⇒ y + x − 3 = 0

Hence, the equations of the required lines are y + x + 1 = 0 and y + x − 3 = 0.

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