
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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An $8 \times 24$ rectangle $ABCD$ is cut into two congruent hexagons, in such a way that when repositioned without overlapping, they form a new rectangle. What is the length $y$ of one of the sides of the new rectangle?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
E) 15

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