2012 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2

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Note that the diameter of the circle is equal to the shorter side of the rectangle. Since the radius is $5$, the diameter is $2\cdot 5 = 10$. Since the sides of the rectangle are in a $2:1$ ratio, the longer side has length $2\cdot 10 = 20$. Therefore the area is $20\cdot 10 = 200$ or $\boxed{E}$.