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If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is `17/8` times the length of the minor axis, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is

A

`(8)/(17)`

B

`(15)/(17)`

C

`(9)/(17)`

D

`(2 sqrt2)/(17)`

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