The problem is as follows:
a) Find the family of circles centered on the $y$-axis, that pass through the points $(\pm a,0)$, where [math]0<a\le r\in\mathbb{R}[/math].
b) Find the family of curves orthogonal to the family of circles found in part a).
Hint 1: Express the family of circles from part a) in the form:
[math]F(x,y)=C[/math]
Hint 2: It can be shown that the orthogonal trajectories must satisfy:
[math]\frac{\partial F}{\partial y}dx-\frac{\partial F}{\partial x}dy=0[/math]