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Tangent developable
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<p>In the <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematical</a> study of the <a href="/facts/Differential_geometry_of_surfaces/cslVnmd6">differential geometry of surfaces</a>, a tangent developable is a particular kind of <a href="/facts/Developable_surface/4lMmnSKm">developable surface</a> obtained from a <a href="/facts/Curve/xBQ0pTBW">curve</a> in <a href="/facts/Euclidean_space/R2UbzmzM">Euclidean space</a> as the surface swept out by the <a href="/facts/Tangent_line/sF0jH3EI">tangent lines</a> to the curve. Such a surface is also the <a href="/facts/Envelope_(mathematics)/jr5DkCGD">envelope</a> of the <a href="/facts/Tangent_plane/crvpbSeG">tangent planes</a> to the curve. </p>