Two turtles, A and B, are relaxing at the water's edge a distance d apart. Then A begins to swim away from the shore. B gives chase, taking off at the same moment. During the chase, A keeps swimming directly away from the shore while B keeps swimming directly toward A. The speeds of both turtles are the same. Find the distance between A and B after a long time interval.

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