The pedal curve of a curve
with respect to a point
is the curve whose points are the closest to
on the tangents of
. This Demonstration concerns the inverse of a pedal curve, sometimes called the negative pedal curve. The negative pedal of a curve
can be defined as a curve
such that the pedal of
is
. This Demonstration allows you to explore two sets of the negative pedal curves of an ellipse.
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