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A right angled triangle ABC having a right angle at C, CA=b and CB=a, move such that angular points A and B slide along x-axis and y-axis respectively. Find the locus of C

A

(a) `ax+by+1=0`

B

(b) `ay+-bx=0`

C

(c) `ax^2+-2bt+y^2=0`

D

(d) `ax-by=0`

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B, D
Let the coordinates of A and B be, respectively, (p,0), and (0,q). Let C be (h, k).
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