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the eccentricity of an ellipse `(x^(2))/(a^(2))+(y^(2))=1` whose latus rectum is half of its minor axes , is

A

`1//sqrt(2)`

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`sqrt(2//3)`

C

`sqrt(3)//2`

D

none of these

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