
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 maintenance team needs to reach a point $O$ at the center of a circular pond. To do this, they place a 12-foot plank from $X$ to $Y$ and then an 8-foot plank from $Z$ to $O$, where $Z$ is the midpoint of $\overline{XY}$. Determine the area of the circular pond. Express your answer in terms of $\pi$.

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