The parametric equations of Involute of a circle is
and
.
Find the points at which the tangent is horizontal.
\For Horizontal tangent:
.
Consider
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.




.
Equate
to
.

and
.
and
.
Horizontal tangents are at
.
Find the set of points.
\At
:

.
At
, the point is
.
At
:

.
At
, the point is
.
At
:

.
At
, the point is
.
Hence points are
and
, where
is a integer.
Horizontal tangent line occur at points
,
and
.
For Vertical tangent:
.
Consider
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.




.
Equate
to
.

and
.
As
is not the solution then
.
Vertical tangents are at
.
Find the set of points.
\At
:

.
At
, the point is
.
At
:

.
At
, the point is
.
At
:

.
At
, the point is
.
Hence points are
, where
is a integer.
Vertical tangent line occur at points
,
and
.
Horizontal tangent line occur at points
,
and
.
Vertical tangent line occur at points
,
and
.