If the latus rectum of an ellipse subtends a right angle at the centre of that ellipse,then the eccentricity of that ellipse is

  • A
    $\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{4}$
  • B
    $\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{\sqrt{10-2 \sqrt{5}}}{5}$
  • D
    $\frac{\sqrt{10+2 \sqrt{5}}}{5}$

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