The locus of a variable point whose distance from $(-2, 0)$ is $\frac{2}{3}$ times its distance from the line $x = - \frac{9}{2}$, is

  • [IIT 1994]
  • A

    Ellipse

  • B

    Parabola

  • C

    Hyperbola

  • D

    None of these

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