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Do straight lines have tangent?

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How many ways can an arc be tangent to 2 lines?

Although normally it is the line that is considered to be tangent to an arc, an arc can be tangent to infinitely many lines and so the answer to the question is: in infinitely many ways.


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What do you call straight lines crossing over each other?

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What is it called when lines line segments or rays meet at a point?

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Does a circle have a set of parallel lines?

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