
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 rectangular garden initially 60 feet long and 12 feet wide is enclosed by a 144-foot fence. To optimize the use of space while maintaining the same fencing, the garden is redesigned as a square. Given that if extended as a rectangle, one side remains at 12 feet, how much does the redesign to a square increase the garden's area?

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