Let $P$ be the relation defined on the set of all real numbers such that 

$P = \left\{ {\left( {a,b} \right):{{\sec }^2}\,a - {{\tan }^2}\,b = 1\,} \right\}$. Then $P$ is

  • [JEE MAIN 2014]
  • A

    reflexive and symmetric but not transitive

  • B

    reflexive and transitive but not symmetric

  • C

    symmetric and transitive but not reflexive

  • D

    an equivalence relation

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