SOLUTION: The base of an equilateral triangle with side 2a lies along the y-axis such that mid-point of the base is the at the origin.find the vertices of the triangle.pls...guide me with th

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Question 623365: The base of an equilateral triangle with side 2a lies along the y-axis such that mid-point of the base is the at the origin.find the vertices of the triangle.pls...guide me with the steps.pls do help me.
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Hi,
·The base of an equilateral triangle with side 2a lies along the y-axis such that mid-point of the base is the at the origin.
Note below when a = 1, then sqrt%284+-+1%29=+sqrt%283%29 is the distance along the x-axis
Vertices of the Triangle described: (0,a), (0,-a), (asqrt%283%29,0)