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The ellipse E1 : `x^2/9 + y^2/4` = 1 is inscribed in a rectangle R whose sides are parallel to the co-ordinate axes. Another ellipse E2 passing through the point (0, 4) circumscribes the rectangle R. The eccentricity of the ellipse is
Options
`sqrt(2)/2`
`sqrt(3)/2`
`1/2`
`3/4`
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Solution
`1/3`
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