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Find the tangent to the acute angle between the lines 2x + y = 3 and 3x - 2y = 5.

A.

-7/4

B.

7/8

C.

7/4

D.

7/2

Correct answer is C

Let ϕ be the angle between the two lines.

tan ϕ = m1m21+m1m2

where m1 = slope of line 1; m2 = slope of line 2.

Line 1: 2x + y = 3 y = 3 - 2x.

Line 2: 3x - 2y = 5 -2y = 5 - 3x.

y = 32x - 52.

m1 = -2, m2 = 32.

tan ϕ = 2321+(2×32)

= 722

Tan \phi = \frac{7}{4}.