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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def are_symmetrically_related(self, point_a, point_b, tol=0.001):
 """ Checks if two points are symmetrically related. Args: point_a (3x1 array):
 First point. point_b (3x1 array):
 Second point. tol (float):
 Absolute tolerance for checking distance. Returns: True if self.operate(point_a) == point_b or vice versa. """

        if np.allclose(self.operate(point_a), point_b, atol=tol):
            return True
        if np.allclose(self.operate(point_b), point_a, atol=tol):
            return True
        return False