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If you travel 12 miles west and then travel 9 miles north, what is the approximate distance directly between the starting point and your ending point?

If you travel 12 miles west and then travel 9 miles north, what is the approximate distance directly between the starting point and your ending point?
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If you travel 12 miles west and then travel 9 miles north, what is the approximate distance directly between the starting point and your ending point?

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The direct distance is approximately 15 miles.
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That distance is exactly 15 miles. The approximate distance is anything that's close to 15 miles but not exactly.
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