Mathematics
In the figure given below, two circles with centres A and B touch externally. PM is a tangent to the circle with centre A and QN is a tangent to the circle with centre B. If PM = 15 cm, QN = 12 cm, PA = 17 cm and QB = 13 cm, then find the distance between the centres A and B of the circles.
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