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Tangents are drawn from a variable point `P` to the parabola `y^2 = 4ax` such that they form a triangle of constant area `c^2` with the tangent at the vertex. Show that the locus of `P` is `x^2 (y^2 - 4ax) = 4c^4a^2`.

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