Problem 59501. Compute the sum of distances from a point to the sides of an equilateral triangle

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Write a function to compute the sum of the (shortest) distances from a point inside an equilateral triangle to the sides of the triangle. That is, for the triangle below, compute the sum . Input will consist of the point (x0,y0) and vectors x and y with the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle.

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