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Show that the line `x/a+y/b=1` touches the curve `y=b e^(-x/a)` at the point where it crosses the y-axis.

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The point, where the curves intersects the axis of `Y` i.e. `x=0` $$ \therefore \mathrm{y}=\mathrm{b} \cdot \mathrm{e}^{-0 / \mathrm{a}}=\mathrm{b}\left[\because \mathrm{e}^{0}=1\right] $$ So slope point of intersection on the curve with `Y` axis is `(0, b)`
Now slope of the given line at `(0, b)` is given by $$ \begin{aligned} ...
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