Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach? 4 B' D, g4 u$ `& B- v9 W: y+ d9 Q
A: A tangent. 5 ]- l" U+ J: e0 Z
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tangent 6 o4 D. R, k' s1 t# ]; _4 A noun 4 c8 B, V4 q [* j" \# E% U (geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it