
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 perimeter and area of the following octagon: [asy]
draw((0,0)--(0,3)--(2,5)--(5,5)--(7,3)--(7,0)--(5,-2)--(2,-2)--cycle);
label("3", (0,1.5), W);
label("2", (1,4), NW);
label("3", (3.5,5), N);
label("2", (6,4), NE);
label("3", (7,1.5), E);
label("2", (6,-1), SE);
label("3", (3.5,-2), S);
label("2", (1,-1), SW);
[/asy]
Each side of the octagon alternates between lengths of 3 units and 2 units, starting with a length of 3 units from the top left, moving clockwise.

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