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The locus a point `P(alpha,beta)` moving under the condition that the line `y=alphax+beta` is a tangent to the hyperbola `x^2/a^2-y^2/b^2=1` is (A) a parabola (B) an ellipse (C) a hyperbola (D) a circle

A

an ellipse

B

a circle

C

a parabola

D

a hyperbola

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