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The length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is `1/3` of the major axis. Its eccentricity is

A

`(2)/(3)`

B

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

C

`(5 xx 4 xx 3)/(7^(3))`

D

`((3)/(4))^(4)`

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