
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 the grid diagram, the grid is composed of squares. What is the area of the shaded region? Assume the grid has a height of 5 units and a length of 12 units. The shaded region starts from the bottom left corner, extends up 2 units, then right 3 units, extends up another 2 units, then continues right 4 units, extends up one more unit, and finally continues right to the end of the grid. Calculate the shaded area.

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