The locus of a point $P(\alpha ,\,\beta )$ moving under the condition that the line $y = \alpha x + \beta $ is a tangent to the hyperbola $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1$ is

  • [AIEEE 2005]
  • A

    A parabola

  • B

    A hyperbola

  • C

    An ellipse

  • D

    A circle

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