If the angle between the lines joining the end points of minor axis of an ellipse with its foci is $\pi\over2$, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is

  • [IIT 1997]
  • A

    $1\over2$

  • B

    $1/\sqrt 2 $

  • C

    $\sqrt 3 /2$

  • D

    $1/2\sqrt 2 $

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