If a tangent to the hyperbola $x^2 - \frac{y^2}{3} = 1$ is also a tangent to the parabola $y^2 = 8x$,then the equation of such a tangent with a positive slope is:

  • A
    $y - x - \frac{1}{2} = 0$
  • B
    $y - 2x - 1 = 0$
  • C
    $2y - 4x - 1 = 0$
  • D
    $y - x - 1 = 0$

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