
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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In a triangle $ABC$, with vertices at $A(0,4)$, $B(0,0)$, and $C(6,0)$, let $D$ and $E$ be the midpoints of $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{AC}$ respectively. Another point, $F$, is the midpoint of $\overline{BC}$. Compute the area of triangle $DEF$.

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