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Let `P_i` and `P_i '` be the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from the foci `Sa n dS '` on a tangent `T_i` to an ellipse whose length of semi-major axis is 20. If `sum_(i=0)^(10)(S P_i)(S^(prime)Pi ')=2560 ,` then the value of eccentricity is (a) `1/5` (b) `2/5` (c) `3/5` (d) `4/5`

A

`1/5`

B

`2/5`

C

`3/5`

D

`4/5`

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