
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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A paper rectangle with dimensions \(3 \times 7\) was cut into \(1 \times 1\) squares. Each square, except for those in the corners of the rectangle, was then cut along both diagonals. How many small triangles were created?

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