
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 diagram, the grid is composed of 1x1 squares. What is the area of the shaded region if the overall width of the grid is 15 units and its height is 5 units? Some parts are shaded in the following manner: A horizontal stretch from the left edge (6 units wide) that expands 3 units upward from the bottom, and another stretch that begins 6 units from the left and lasts for 9 units horizontally, extending from the 3 units height to the top of the grid.

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