
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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Four congruent rectangles are placed around a square as shown in the initial setup. The area of the outer square is now \( 9 \) times that of the inner square. What is the new ratio of the length of the longer side of each rectangle to the length of its shorter side?
A) 1.5
B) 2
C) 2.5
D) 3

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