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The eccentricity of the ellipse given by the locus of the point P(x, y) satisfying the equation `sqrt((x-2)^(2)+(y-1)^(2))+sqrt((x+2)^(2)+(y-1)^(2))=8` is

A

`1/8`

B

`1/4`

C

`1/2`

D

`(1)/sqrt(2)`

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