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If the normal at an end of a latus rectaum of an ellipse passes through an extremity of the minor axis then the eccentricity of the ellispe satisfies .

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

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