Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach? / R$ r, N. c( H; z, u* q, R" [0 u) C# I4 T% ? Z( L* y
A: A tangent. / Q/ a O: W4 k& F 4 ]: ?0 J& M0 r' {3 l9 _* Y, I8 R! t4 Btangent : y( Y. s4 s) [/ Z; g& ?8 x% V s
noun , G& a% }' j! L* ^1 B (geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it