
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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In a geometric arrangement, four congruent rectangles are placed around a center square, forming a larger square frame. If the area of the outer square is $9$ times that of the inner square, what is the ratio of the length of the longer side to the shorter side of each rectangle?
A) 5/2
B) 3
C) 2.5
D) 2

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