Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach? 9 m1 v$ D4 s F' W$ }1 u/ I4 o+ N; c2 K6 a3 d9 R
A: A tangent. 3 @: K# }" `9 j: J' K6 r
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(geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it