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The number of tangents to the curve xy−3y+2=0xy - 3y + 2 = 0 having slope 2 is:

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✅ Correct Option: 3

The tangent line to the curve must have a slope of 2 at the point of tangency.

Given curve: xy−3y+2=0xy - 3y + 2 = 0

Factoring out yy:

y(x−3)=−2y(x - 3) = -2

y=−2x−3y = \frac{-2}{x - 3}

The curve is not defined at x=3x = 3.


Finding the derivative to determine the slope at any point:

y=−2(x−3)−1y = -2(x - 3)^{-1}

dydx=−2×(−1)(x−3)−2\frac{dy}{dx} = -2 \times (-1)(x - 3)^{-2}

dydx=2(x−3)2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2}{(x - 3)^2}


Setting the slope equal to 2:

2(x−3)2=2\frac{2}{(x - 3)^2} = 2

1(x−3)2=1\frac{1}{(x - 3)^2} = 1

(x−3)2=1(x - 3)^2 = 1

x−3=±1x - 3 = \pm 1

This gives two solutions:

x−3=1x - 3 = 1 implies x=4x = 4

x−3=−1x - 3 = -1 implies x=2x = 2


At x=4x = 4:

y=−24−3=−2y = \frac{-2}{4 - 3} = -2

Point: (4,−2)(4, -2)

At x=2x = 2:

y=−22−3=2y = \frac{-2}{2 - 3} = 2

Point: (2,2)(2, 2)


There are 2 distinct points on the curve where the tangent line has slope 2.

Therefore, the number of tangents to the curve with slope 2 is 2\boxed{2}

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