If the angle between the lines joining the end points of the minor axis of an ellipse with its foci is $\frac{\pi}{2}$,then the eccentricity of the ellipse is

  • A
    $1/2$
  • B
    $1/\sqrt{2}$
  • C
    $\sqrt{3}/2$
  • D
    $1/(2\sqrt{2})$

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