
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Three squares, with side-lengths 2, are placed together edge-to-edge to make an L-shape. The L-shape is placed inside a rectangle so that all five vertices of the L-shape lie on the rectangle, one of them at the midpoint of an edge, as shown.
What is the area of the rectangle?

A 16
B 18
C 20
D 22
E 24

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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