Pedal Equations?

Calculus Level 5

A relation between the distance r r of any point on a given curve from the origin and the length of the perpendicular p p from the origin to the tangent at that point is called Pedal Equation of the curve.

Consider a curve represented by the equation:
c 2 ( x 2 + y 2 ) = x 2 y 2 c^{2}(x^{2} + y^{2}) = x^{2}y^{2}
where c c is some constant.
If the Pedal Equation of this curve can be written in the form:
α p β + γ r β = α c β \frac{\alpha}{p^{\beta}} + \frac{\gamma}{r^{\beta}} = \frac{\alpha}{c^{\beta}}
where α \alpha , β \beta , γ \gamma are positive coprime integers. Find the value of α + β + γ \alpha+\beta+\gamma


The answer is 6.

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