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I want to draw the tangent line as well as the normal line for an arbitrary curve as follows.

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks-add}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid](6,3)
    \pscurve[curvature=1 1 1](0,0)(1,2)(2,1)(4,2)(6,1)
    \psTangentLine[Tnormal,linecolor=blue](2,1)(4,2)(6,1){3}{0.25}
    \psTangentLine[linecolor=red](2,1)(4,2)(6,1){3}{1}
    \pscircle*[linecolor=green](OCurve){3pt}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

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Unfortunately, the point through which the above lines pass is not on the curve. What is wrong? And how to solve it?

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The problem comes from the fact that you are drawing your tangent on another curve than the original one. The first is defined with 5 points and is not the one defined with 3.

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\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks-add}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid](6,3)
    \pscurve[curvature=1 1 1,linecolor=yellow](0,0)(1,2)(2,1)(4,2)(6,1)
    \pscurve[curvature=1 1 1](2,1)(4,2)(6,1)
    \psTangentLine[Tnormal,linecolor=blue](2,1)(4,2)(6,1){3}{0.25}
    \psTangentLine[linecolor=red](2,1)(4,2)(6,1){3}{1}
    \pscircle*[linecolor=green](OCurve){3pt}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}
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  • While your observation is correct, it doesn't show how to draw the correct tangents.
    – Christoph
    May 27, 2014 at 17:17
  • Sorry but don't use pstricks for 4 years, and I don't know all this knew commands. I just tried somehing that came out in my memory. Could \psTangentLine syntax support 5 points difined curve ? If yes you have the solution, otherwise ...
    – Tarass
    May 27, 2014 at 17:28
  • As one can see on page 41 in the pstricks add manual, math.sut.ac.th/lab/software/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/…, one has to immitate the curve with 3 points, otherwise one has to give the mathematical equation of the curve.
    – Tarass
    May 28, 2014 at 7:22

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