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A tangent is >insert answer here< to the radius that shares the point of tangency A. Parallel B. Congruent C. Perpendicular
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A tangent is >insert answer here< to the radius that shares the point of tangency

A. Parallel
B. Congruent
C. Perpendicular

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A tangent line is always perpendicular to the radius that shares the point of tangency. In other words, where your tangent line touches the circle (at only one point), that line is perpendicular to the radius at that point.

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