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By Warren Brown / The Bulletin
February 8, 2009
Let us begin with definitions.
First, there is the circle. It is round. It has circumference, the outer limits of its roundness. It has a center and a radius, the latter being the straight-line distance from the circle’s center to its circumference.
Next, there is the tangent. It is a....