Number of Normals to a Curve

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The normals to the green curve are tangent to the evolute of the curve. The number of normals passing through the given point changes when crossing the evolute.

External Links

Evolute (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Maxim Rytin
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​"Number of Normals to a Curve"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/NumberOfNormalsToACurve/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: January 11, 2008