Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach? / O( y$ B$ [# ^+ Y: s2 J! q0 j% o9 D! l, g' x, `1 k! s8 s
A: A tangent. ( W2 Z. d- m& u& } $ r1 o1 T( v) x b$ B# Utangent : O3 V% e6 x$ V$ ^4 |( m" N
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(geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it