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The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines ` (x)/(a) + (y)/(b) = k ` and `(x) /(a) - (y)/(b) = 1/k ` where k is a non-zero real variable is given by

A

a straight by

B

an ellipse

C

a parabola

D

a hyperbola

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