1950 AHSME Problems/Problem 47

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Problem

A rectangle inscribed in a triangle has its base coinciding with the base $b$ of the triangle. If the altitude of the triangle is $h$, and the altitude $x$ of the rectangle is half the base of the rectangle, then:

$\textbf{(A)}\ x=\dfrac{1}{2}h \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ x=\dfrac{bh}{b+h} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ x=\dfrac{bh}{2h+b} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ x=\sqrt{\dfrac{hb}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ x=\dfrac{1}{2}b$