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Whatever be the values of `theta`, prove that the locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines `y = x tan theta` and `x sin^(3) theta + y cos theta = a sin^(3) theta cos theta` is a circle. Find the equation of the circle.

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`x^(2) + y^(2) = a^(2)`
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