It is a straight line that touches the curve such that the line is perpendicular to the radius of the curve at the point of contact.
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A tangent is an object, like a line, which touches a curve. The tangent only touches the curve at one point. That point is called the point of tangency. The tangent does not intersect (pass through) the curve.
A tangent is a line that just touches a curve at a single point and its gradient equals the rate of change of the curve at that point.
Tangent is used in calculus to compute the slope of a curve. Because curves do not have uniform slopes, unlike lines, their slopes change. A tangent is the slope of a curve at a specific point.
Yes a tangent is a straight line thattouches a curve at only one point But there is a tangent ratio used in trigonometry
Usually a straight line that touches a curve at one point. At the point of contact, the tangent is perpendicular to the radius of curvature.