CEMC Euclid, 1999

Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it Canada

The points $A$ , $P$ and a third point $Q$ (not shown) are the vertices of a triangle which is similar to triangle $ABC$ . What are the coordinates of all possible positions for $Q$ ?

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