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Two sides of a triangle are along the coordination
axes and its hypotenuse passes through the point
of intersection of the lines px+qy+r=0px+qy+r=0

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Solution

Any line through the intersection of given line is
(px+qy+r)+λ(lx+my+n)=0
It means the axes y=0 and x=0 at
A(r+λnp+λl,0),B(0r+λnq+λm)
Since the triangle is right angled, the circumcentre will be at the mid-point of hypotenuse AB.
If (x,y) be the circmcentre then
2x=r+λnp+λl,2y=r+λnq+λm
λ(2xl+n)+(2px+r)=0
and λ(2ym+n)+(2qy+r)=0
now eliminate λ from the above two
2xl+n2px+r=2ym+n2qy+r=(1λ)
Now cross multiply and cancel 2 to get the locus as given.

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