Two right-angled triangles are similar. The larger triangle has short sides which are 1 cm and 5 cm longer than the short sides of the smaller triangle. The area of the larger triangle is 8 cm more than the area of the smaller triangle. Find all possible values for the side lengths of the short sides of the smaller triangle.
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Maclaurin Mathematical Olympiad (2024)
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