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A variable plane at a constant distance p from the origin meets the coordinate axes in points A,B and C respectively.Through these points , planes are drawn parallel to the coordinate planes, show that locus of the point of intersection is `1/x^2+1/y^2+1/z^2=1/p^2`

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