Pursuit Curves


	Given a moving prey (black path) with unit speed and a time-dependent position , a predator (colored path), moving with speed , runs at all times in the direction of the current position of the prey.


	Contributed by: Michael Trott
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Pursuit Curve (Wolfram MathWorld)

"Pursuit Curves" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
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Contributed by: Michael Trott

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