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If t is a non-zero parameter , then the locus of the point of intersection of the lines ` (x)/(a) + (y)/(b) = t` and
`(x)/(a) - (y)/(b) = (1)/(t) ` is

A

a circle

B

an ellipse

C

a hyperbola

D

a parabola

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