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13.7.7 Tangents to curves in the plane: tangent

See Section ‍14.6.3 for tangents in space.

The tangent command finds tangents to curves.

  • tangent(C,p) (or tangent(e)) returns and draws the list of lines tangent to the curve passing through the given point.

  • Examples.


    When tangent is called with an element, the tangent will change along with the point on the element.


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