A rhombus is inscribed in triangle ABC in such a way that one of its vertices is A and two of its sides lie along AB and AC. If \overline{AC} \equal{} 6 inches, \overline{AB} \equal{} 12 inches, and \overline{BC} \equal{} 8 inches, the side of the rhombus, in inches, is:
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>2<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>3<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>321<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>4<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>5