Rectangle is inscribed in the ellipse.
\ and
are the side of the rectangle.
The area of the rectangle is .
The equation of the ellipse is .
The area of the rectangle is .
The area of the rectangle is maximum when its first derivative becomes zero.
\Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
.
Equate to zero.
Substitute in
.
Therefore the area of the rectangle is .
The area of the rectangle is .