Rectangular Hyperbola - Eliminating the Parameter

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Question:

The point P $(2p,2/p)$ lies on the rectangular hyperbola C with equation $xy = 4$.

(a) Find the equation of the normal to C at P.

The normal at P meets C again at the point Q. The mid-point of PQ is the point M.

(b) Find, in cartesian form, an equation of the locus of M as p varies.

My attempt:

I have attempted this so far and have found the following equations for the normals, midpoints etc. enter image description here

The second equation is the equation of the normal to the hyperbola $xy=4$.

I have then found the midpoint of the PQ to be M $([p^4-1]/p^3 , [1-p^4]/p)$ and have then attempted to eliminate $p$ to find the cartesian equation for the locus of points but I am left with a $p^2$ which I do not know how to get rid of.

The equation of the locus that I come up with is $y=-p^2x$ which comes by equating the $p^4-1$ from both $x$ and $y$ which leaves me with $py = -p^3x$ and so cancelling a $p$ from each side gives me the equation $y= -p^2x$ which is where I become stuck. My guess from the graph of the locus of the midpoint is that the function is some sort of cubic function but that is only a guess.

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You have already the equation of the normal at $P(2p,\frac 2p)$ which is $$y-\frac 2p=p^2(x-2p)$$

Let this meet the curve again at $Q(2q,\frac 2q)$

Then, $$\frac 2q-\frac 2p=p^2(2q-2p)$$ We can factor out $(p-q)\neq0$ $$\Rightarrow q=-\frac{1}{p^3}$$ The midpoint of $PQ$ has coordinates $(x,y)$ given by $$x=p+q, y=\frac 1p+\frac 1q=\frac {p+q}{pq}$$ Hence $$pq=\frac xy=-\frac{1}{p^2}\Rightarrow p^2=-\frac yx\Rightarrow q^2=\frac{1}{p^6}=-\frac{x^3}{y^3}$$

Finally we can use the identity $$(p+q)^2=p^2+q^2+2pq$$ and we get $$x^2=-\frac yx-\frac{x^3}{y^3}+\frac {2x}{y}$$ This simplifies as $$x^3y^3+(x^2-y^2)^2=0$$