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If the line joining foci subtends an angle of `90^(@)` at an extremity of minor axis, then the eccentricity e is

A

`(1)/(sqrt(6))`

B

`(1)/(sqrt(3))`

C

`(1)/(sqrt(2))`

D

`(1)/(2sqrt(2))`

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