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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

A hyperbola

C

An ellipse

D

A circle

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