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Give an example of tangents in the real world. Explain how you know the tangent and the radius in your example are perpendicular.

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Given: An statement for tangents.

Required: To give an example of tangents in the real world.

Step-by-step explanation: A person throwing a ball and the path is takenis by the ball perpendicular to the arm of the person. The path taken is circular, and the direction at the point of contact with the hand is perpendicular.

The tangent is perpendicular to the circle's radius in the example of a person throwing the ball because the ball is to be thrown in the air; it has to be perpendicular to the arm of the person throwing the ball.

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