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Tangents to curves on surfaces

Below you can enter a function of two variables, as well as a parametric curve. You can turn on and off: the surface; the curve; the image of the curve under the function; the cylinder defined by the curve; and the tangent to the image of the curve. You can also move a point along the curve to see the tangent change. The slope of this tangent is calculated using the chain rule.