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The normal at an end of a latus rectum of the ellipse `x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1` passes through an end of the minor axis if

A

`e^(2)+e-1=0`

B

`e^(3)+e-1=0`

C

`e^(3)+e^(2)-1=0`

D

`e^(4)+e^(2)-1=0`

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