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The locus of the point of intersection of lines `(x)/(a)+(y)/(b)=lambda` and `(x)/(a)-(y)/(b)=(1)/(lambda),` where `lambda` is a parameter, is

A

a circle

B

a parabola

C

an ellipse

D

a hyperbola

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