A line drawn from the arc center to the tangent point will ____ the adjacent line.
A) be perpendicular to
B) be parallel to
C) form an acute angle with
D) be the same as

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When a line is tangent to a circle, it forms a right angle with the radius drawn to the point of tangency. Therefore, a line drawn from the arc center to the tangent point will also form a right angle, making it perpendicular to the adjacent line.

A Line Drawn from the Arc Center to the Tangent