The area of triangle X Y Z is 8 square inches. Points A and B are midpoints of congruent segments \overline{X Y} and \overline{X Z}. Altitude \overline{X C} bisects \overline{Y Z}. The area (in square inches) of the shaded region is
Answer Choices
A. 1 \dfrac{1}{2}
B. 2
C. 2 \dfrac{1}{2}
D. 3
E. 3 \dfrac{1}{2}