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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^4+e^2=1`

B

`e^3+e^2=1`

C

`e^2+e=1`

D

`e^3+e=1`

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