Consider the image given below and answer the question that follows.
\(\triangle ABC\) and \(\triangle APQ\) satisfy the SSS similarity criterion. Find the value of \(AP\), if \(AQ\) \(=\) \(2\) \(cm\) and \(QC\) \(=\) \(6\) \(cm\). Also, \(AB\) \(=\) 10.8 \(cm\) and \(AC\) \(=\) 8 \(cm\).
\(AP\) \(=\)