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AHSME 1960 Problem 37

    The base of a triangle is of length bb, and the altitude is of length hh. A rectangle of height xx is inscribed in the triangle with the base of the rectangle in the base of the triangle. The area of the rectangle is: (A) bxh(h−x)(B) hxb(b−x)(C) bxh(h−2x)(D) x(b−x)(E) x(h−x)\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{bx}{h}(h-x) \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{hx}{b}(b-x) \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{bx}{h}(h-2x) \textbf{(D)}\ x(b-x) \textbf{(E)}\ x(h-x)

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