The eccentricity of an ellipse whose length of latus rectum is equal to the distance between its foci is

  • A
    $2 \sin 18^{\circ}$
  • B
    $2 \cos 36^{\circ}$
  • C
    $\sin 18^{\circ}$
  • D
    $\cos 36^{\circ}$

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