
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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Let point $C(0,p)$ lie on the $y$-axis and another point $D(x,0)$ lie on the $x$-axis, where $x$ and $p$ are positive integers with $D$ located between $O(0,0)$ and $B(12,0)$. Find an expression for the area of $\triangle COD$ in terms of $x$ and $p$.

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