Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach?- I2 X& E" O$ p/ M5 N+ S
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A: A tangent. 5 ]3 m( _$ `- m* Z' Y# y% A % H6 |" K/ ?4 [! G; [6 [7 ntangent Z: D6 a* \- p( Z" i4 G8 s6 h
noun 5 |" ^/ w' I; d# I$ @6 Z (geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it