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A side of an equillateral triangle is 20cm long. A second equilateral triangle is inscribed in it by joining the mid-points of the sides of the first triangle. The progress is continued as shown in the accompanying diagram. Find the perimeter of the sixth inscribed equilateral triangle.

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