A rod of length k slides in a vertical p...

A rod of length `k` slides in a vertical plane, its ends touching the coordinate axes. Prove that the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the rod is `(x^2+y^2)^3=k^2x^2y^2dot`

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