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The locus of 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 circle

B

an ellipse

C

a hyperbola

D

a parabola

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