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If the coordinates of a vartiable point P be `(t+(1)/(t), t-(1)/(t))`, where t is the variable quantity, then the locus of P is

A

xy = 8

B

`2x^(2)-y^(2)=8`

C

`x^(2)-y^(2)=4`

D

`2x^(2)+3y^(2)=5`

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