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The line of site to the horizon would be tangent to the Earth’s surface. What kind of angle is formed between the radius of the Earth and the line of site?

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Answer:

right angle

Explanation:

You want to know the kind of angle formed between a radius and a tangent.

Tangent

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

The angle is a right angle.

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