What is the slope of the tangents drawn from $(3, 8)$ to the parabola $y^2 = -12x$?

  • A
    $-3, -1/3$
  • B
    $3, 1/3$
  • C
    $3, -1/3$
  • D
    $-3, 1/3$

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