Perimeter of a Right-angled Triangle divided in Two

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The altitude from the right angle of a right-angled triangle $ABC$ divides it into two triangles of perimeters $p$ and $q$. Compute, in the terms of $p$ and $q$, the perimeter of the triangle $ABC$.

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I got that $p+q=Perimeter(ABC) + 2|AD|$, but I got lost

Any hints?

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Hint. Use the fact that $\triangle ABC, \triangle DBA, \triangle DAC$ are all similar.

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