Q: What was the geometry student looking for at the beach? ( T, }1 L1 a4 N9 R3 P: O- A: l2 o( X2 Z( r% @; j3 I" P" e( q6 C
A: A tangent. # C4 C% u9 G6 g( w2 V$ H 5 A) F: x' N8 t; _- Ctangent 6 `; ^; _8 ]3 ^) K7 [1 J
noun , m! V7 h2 A: D+ U5 D* q (geometry) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it