here's a common problem when constructing geometric glyphs (glyphs based on basic geometrical shapes):
there's a given point A on the canvas and an unknown point B on a curve (circle). that's the case for example when drawing a "6".
thus, we need to construct a tangent -- but how? we can do it approximately, but how to do it precisely, so that the transition between the curve and the tangent flows smoothly but still geometricaly?
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