
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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The fence that previously enclosed four congruent small squares is reused to form one large square. Identify the ratio of the total area of the four small squares to the area of the new large square.

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