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A circle of radius r passes through the origin and intersects the x-axis and y-axis at P and Q respectively. Show that the equation to the locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn form the origin upon the line segment `bar (PQ)` is `(x^(2)+y^(2))^(3)=4r^(2)x^(2)y^(2)`.

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