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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