解:连接$AD,$
$ $因为$S_{△ ABC}=S_{△ ABD}+S_{△ ACD},$
$ $且$S_{△ ABD}=\frac {1}{2}AB· DE,$
$S_{△ ACD}=\frac {1}{2}AC· DF,$
$ $已知$AB=AC=5\ \mathrm {cm},$
$S_{△ ABC}=10\ \mathrm {cm}^2,$
代入得:$10=\frac {1}{2}×5× DE+\frac {1}{2}×5× DF,$
$ $即$10=\frac {5}{2}(DE+DF),$
$ $解得$DE+DF=4\ \mathrm {cm}。$
答:线段$DE、$$DF $的和为$4\ \mathrm {cm}。$