The locus of the midpoints of the chords of the hyperbola $x^2 - y^2 = a^2$ which are tangents to the parabola $x^2 = 4by$ will be -

  • A
    dependent on both $a$ and $b.$
  • B
    independent of both $a$ and $b.$
  • C
    dependent on $a$ but independent of $b.$
  • D
    independent of $a$ but dependent on $b.$

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