
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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Calculate the total shaded area in a plot where there are two shapes: a right triangle and a rectangle. The right triangle has a base of 6 cm and a height of 8 cm. Adjacent to the triangle, sharing the triangle’s height as one of its sides, is a rectangle that has a width of 5 cm. The shaded area includes the whole triangle and half of the rectangle area.
A) 34 cm²
B) 44 cm²
C) 54 cm²
D) 64 cm²

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