 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The recurrence $x_{n+2}=-\lambda^2x_n$ shows that every odd-indexed position vector is a scalar multiple of $x_1$, while every positive even-indexed position vector is a scalar multiple of $x_2$. Hence
$$
\boxed{X_1,X_3,X_5,\ldots\text{ lie on }\mathbb Rx_1,
\quad X_2,X_4,X_6,\ldots\text{ lie on }\mathbb Rx_2}.
$$
Moreover $x_2=\lambda a\times x_1$, so these two straight lines through the origin are perpendicular.

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