The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines $\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = K$ and $\frac{x}{a} - \frac{y}{b} = \frac{1}{K}$, where $K$ is a non-zero real variable, is given by

  • A
    a straight line
  • B
    an ellipse
  • C
    a parabola
  • D
    a hyperbola

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