
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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Consider a triangle with vertices at points $(7, 6)$, $(9, -5)$, and $(4, 1)$. Reflect this triangle across the line $y = 2$. What is the area of the union of the original triangle and its reflection?
A) 40
B) 41
C) 42
D) 43
E) 44

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