If the normal at an end of a latus rectum of an ellipse passes through an extremity of the minor axis, then the eccentricity $e$ of the ellipse satisfies

  • [JEE MAIN 2020]
  • A

    $e ^{2}+2 e -1=0$

  • B

    $e ^{2}+ e -1=0$

  • C

    $e ^{4}+2 e ^{2}-1=0$

  • D

    $e ^{4}+ e ^{2}-1=0$

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