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Folding in Half
Age 14 to 16
ShortChallenge Level 
The shorter sides of a right-angled isosceles triangle are each $10$cm long.
The triangle is folded in half along its line of symmetry to form a smaller triangle.
How much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than that of the smaller?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
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