Answer
The tangent line at $x=\pi/2$ satisfies what the exercise asks for.
Work Step by Step
$$y=f(x)=\cot x\hspace{1cm}\{0\lt x\lt\pi\}$$
1) Find $f'(x)$: $$f'(x)=-\csc^2x=-\frac{1}{\sin^2x}$$
To find all the tangent lines parallel with the line $y=-x$, we rely on the fact that parallel lines have the same slope. So first, we would find all values of $x$ for which $f'(x)=-1$, which is the slope of $y=-x$.
$$-\frac{1}{\sin^2x}=-1$$ $$\sin^2x=1$$ $$\sin x=\pm1$$
- For $\sin x=1$:
On $(0,\pi)$, there is one value of $x$ for which $\sin x=1$, which is $x=\pi/2$.
We have $f(\pi/2)=\cot(\pi/2)=0$
The equation of the tangent line is $$(y-0)=-(x-\frac{\pi}{2})=-x+\frac{\pi}{2}$$ $$y=-x+\frac{\pi}{2}$$
- For $\sin x=-1$:
On $(0,\pi)$, there are no values of $x$ for which $\sin x=-1$.
Therefore, overall, only the tangent line at $x=\pi/2$ satisfies the exercise.