CEMC Pascal, 2001

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The line $L$ crosses the $x$ -axis at $(-8, 0)$ . The area of the shaded region is 16. What is the slope of the line $L$ ?

(A) $\frac{1}{2}$ (B) $4$ (C) $-\frac{1}{2}$ (D) $2$ (E) $-2$

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