
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 picture has dimensions $x$ and $y$ (in inches), where both $x$ and $y$ are integers greater than one. It is placed in a frame such that the frame's outer dimensions are $(2x + 5)$ inches by $(y + 4)$ inches. The area of just the framed region (excluding the picture) is measured to be $84$ square inches. What is the area of the picture in square inches?

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