
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 18 inch by 24 inch painting is mounted in a wooden frame where the width of the wood at the top and bottom of the frame is twice the width of the wood at the sides. If the area of the frame is equal to the area of the painting, find the ratio of the shorter side to the longer side of this frame.

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