The radius of the director circle of the hyperbola $\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{a^2}}} - \frac{{{y^2}}}{{{b^2}}} = 1$, is

  • A

    $a - b$

  • B

    $\sqrt {a - b} $

  • C

    $\sqrt {{a^2} - {b^2}} $

  • D

    $\sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2}} $

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