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Let ABC be a triangle with vertices A at the point (-a,0), B at the point (0,2a), and C at the point (a,0). Let P be a point on the line segment joining B and the origin. Find the coordinates of the point P, so that the sum of the lengths PA, PB, and PC is minimum.

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