The locus of a point $P\left( {\alpha ,\beta } \right)$ 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

  • A

    a hyperbola

  • B

    a parabola

  • C

    a circle

  • D

    an ellipse

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