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In Section 9.1 we plot the (moving) tangent line and Frenet frame field for various types of equations of a curve; the equations of a tractrix are also derived. We then consider applications of tangent and normal lines to a curve.
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Rovenski, V. (2000). Tangent Lines to a Curve. In: Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with MAPLE. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2128-9_10
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