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Let `y^(2)=16` be a given parabola and L be an extremity of its latus rectum in the first quadrant . If a chord is drawn through L with slope -1, then the length of this chord is :

A

32

B

`16sqrt2`

C

`16sqrt3`

D

`32sqrt2`

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