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Q.) The normal at a variable point P on the ellipse x²/a² + y²/b² = 1 of eccentricity e meets the axes of the ellipse at Q and R, then the locus of the midpoint of Q & R is a conic with an eccentricity e' such that
[A]
e' is independent of e
[B]
e' = 1
[C]
e' = e'
[D]
e' =1/e
[A] e' is independent of e
[B] e' = 1
[C] e' = e'
[D] e' =1/e
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