
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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Five identical squares and two rectangles are arranged to form one large square. The large square consists of three rows and columns of shapes: the first row and the last row each contain two squares and one rectangle in the middle, and the middle row contains three squares. If all the small squares are of side length $a$, and the rectangles each have width $a$, what is the ratio of the combined area of the two rectangles to the area of one square?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

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