Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach? + y7 C" Z9 ]6 |; u: W Z* O3 m, Q# U& Z2 P6 J( D
A: A tangent. , P! t8 @" I! q8 U% K7 v, g* O
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(geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it