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Question: Which of the following could be the eccentricity of an ellipse?


A ) 53
B ) 32
C ) 35
D ) 1

Steps to derive

1 Among the choices 35is less than 1 and hence could be the eccentricity of an ellipse.
 [Eccentricity e of an ellipse is always less than 1.]



Hence the right answer is Option C

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