
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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Triangle $ABC$ is an equilateral triangle. Points $D$, $E$, and $F$ are the midpoints of the sides $AB$, $BC$, and $CA$ respectively. Points $P$, $Q$, and $R$ are the midpoints of segments $AD$, $BE$, and $CF$ respectively. What is the ratio of the shaded area, which includes triangles $APR$ and $CQR$, to the non-shaded area in triangle $ABC$?

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