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A point moves in a plane so that its distances PA and PB from two fixed points A and B in the plane satisfy the relation `PA - PB = (k ne 0)` , then the locus of P is :

A

a parabola

B

an ellipse

C

a hyperbola

D

a branch of a hyperbola.

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