Tangent to a Rectangular Hyperbola

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Tangent to a Rectangular Hyperbola

For:

$$xy=c^2$$

at:

$$P(ct,\frac{c}{t})$$

the tangent is:

$$\frac{x}{t}+ty=2c$$

Usage

- Used to obtain the tangent directly from the parametric coordinate.

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