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If the latus rectum subtends a right angle at the centre of a hyperbola then its eccentricity is

A

`(sqrt(3)+1)/(2)`

B

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

C

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

D

`(sqrt(3)+sqrt(2))/(2)`

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