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What kind of angle is formed by the tangent to a circle and a radius of that circle?

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Answer: 90° which is a right angle

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The tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency. The angle between a radius and tangent is 90°>

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A tangent is always perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency.

A right angle.
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