
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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If Rosella has a 5 × 7 index card and shortening the length of one side by 2 inches results in an area of 21 square inches, determine the area of the card if instead she shortens the length of the other side by 2 inches.

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