If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is three times the length of its minor axis,then its eccentricity is

  • A
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
  • D
    $\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}$

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