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1. line, function, moving tangency

Given the line $y=-\frac{k}{m}x+k$, where k is the y axis intercept and m is the x axis intercept, and the function $y=f(x)$, where $f(x)=\frac{1}{x-1}$, find a formula for the scalar $a$ such that $af(\frac{x}{a})$ is always tangent to the line $y=-\frac{k}{m}x+k$ for any positive real k and m.

See the attached graph for an illustration. In plain English the question is: if the line moves, what do you have to do to "a" so that af(x/a) is still tangent to the line.

I will now send my answer to the moderators.

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