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If distance between foci of an ellipse equals its latus-rectrum , then its eccentricity is

A

`(1 - sqrt(5))/(2)`

B

`(1 + sqrt(5))/(2)`

C

`(sqrt(5 -1))/(2)`

D

None of these

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