$解:圖①中,設(shè)?DE=x\ \mathrm {cm},?則?DG=2x\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$∵四邊形?DEFG ?是矩形$
$∴?DG//BC?$
$∴?△ADG∽△ABC?$
$∴?\frac {AM}{AH}=\frac {DG}{BC}?$
$∵?DG=2x\ \mathrm {cm},??BC=12\ \mathrm {cm},??AH=8\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$∴?\frac {AM}8=\frac {2x}{12}?$
$∴?AM=\frac 43x\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$∵?MH=DE=x\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$又∵?AM+MH=AH?$
$∴?\frac 43x+x=8?$
$解得?x=\frac {24}{7}?$
$∴?S_{矩形DEFG}=DE×DG=\frac {1152}{49}\ \mathrm {cm^2}?$
$圖②中,設(shè)?DG=x\ \mathrm {cm},?則?DE=2x\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$同理可得,?△ADG∽△ABC?$
$∴?\frac {AM}{AH}=\frac {DG}{BC}?$
$∴?AM=\frac 23x\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$∵?MH=DE=2x\ \mathrm {cm},??AM+MH=AH=8\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$∴?\frac 23x+2x=8?$
$解得?x=3?$
$∴?DG=3\ \mathrm {cm},??DE=6\ \mathrm {cm}?$
$∴?S_{矩形DEFG}=DG×DE=18\ \mathrm {cm^2}?$
$∵?\frac {1152}{49}>18?$
∴圖①的設(shè)計(jì)方案更好