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The circle A and B of a line segment of constant length c unit slides upon the fixex rectangular axes OX and OY. If P be a point on the plane such that OAPB is a rectangle, then show that locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P to AB is `x^(2//3)+ y^(2//3)=c^(2//3)`.

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