
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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A large equilateral triangle is formed using rows of smaller equilateral triangles made of toothpicks. Each subsequent row above has one less triangle than the one directly below it. If the base of this large triangle consists of 3000 small equilateral triangles, how many individual toothpicks are required?
A) 6752700
B) 6761700
C) 7188750
D) 13504500

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