
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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Inside a square of area \(36 \text{ cm}^2\), there are shaded regions as shown. The total shaded area is \(27 \text{ cm}^2\). What is the value of \(p+q+r+s\)?
A) 4 cm
B) 6 cm
C) 8 cm
D) 9 cm
E) 10 cm

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