If $(x,y)$ is the coordinate of the upper right corner of the rectangle, with the origin at the center of the circles (inner radius $r_1$, outer radius $r_2$), then the area of the rectangle is $A=2x(y-r_1)$. Eliminate $y=\sqrt{r_2^2-x^2}$, differentiate $dA/dx$ and solve $dA/dx=0$ for $x$. For $r_1=50$, $r_2=60$ this gives the maximal area 
$$A_{\rm max}=75 \sqrt{1854-70 \sqrt{313}}=1860.81$$

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More generally, the maximal area is the largest of $A_+$ and $A_-$, with
$$A_{\pm}=\pm\frac{1}{4} \sqrt{-r_1^2+4 r_2^2\pm\sqrt{r_1^4+8 r_1^2 r_2^2}} \left(2 \sqrt{2} r_1-\sqrt{r_1^2+4 r_2^2\mp\sqrt{r_1^4+8 r_1^2 r_2^2}}\right).$$
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