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A curve is given by the equations `x = at^2` &`y=at^3` A variable pair of perpendicular lines throughthe origin 'O' meet the curve at P & Q. Show that the locus of the point of intersection of the tangents at P & Q is `4y^2=3ax-a^2`

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