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A rectangle of the greatest area is inscribed in a trapezium ABCD , one of whose non - parallel sides AB is perpendicular to the base , so that one of the rectangle 's side lies on the larger base of the trapezium . The base of trapezium are 6 cm and 10 cm and AB is 8 cm long Then the maximum area of the rectangle is

A

`24cm^(2)`

B

`48cm^(2)`

C

`36cm^(2)`

D

`70cm^(2)`

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