
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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Two strips of fabric, one 3 inches wide and the other 5 inches wide, are laid over each other forming a shape of an 'X'. The angle between them at their intersection is 45 degrees. Calculate the area of fabric from the 3-inch wide strip that is covered by the 5-inch wide strip at their overlap.

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