
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 piece of metal with dimensions 10 cm by 8 cm is used to cut out the largest possible circular piece, and subsequently, a square piece of maximum size is cut from that circular piece. Calculate the total amount of material wasted.
A) 36 cm²
B) 42 cm²
C) 44 cm²
D) 48 cm²

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