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A rectangle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side length `2a` units. The maximum area of this rectangle can be `sqrt(3)a^2` (b) `(sqrt(3)a^2)/4` `a^2` (d) `(sqrt(3)a^2)/2`

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