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The locus of point of intersection of the lines `x/a-y/b=m` and `x/a+y/b=1/m` (i) a circle (ii) an ellipse (iii) a hyperbola (iv) a parabola

A

a circle

B

an ellipse

C

a hyperbola

D

a parabola

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