
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 circular piece of metal of maximum size is cut out of a rectangular piece of metal with dimensions $3m \times 4m$, and then a square piece of maximum size is cut out of the circular piece. Calculate the total amount of metal wasted.
A) $7.5m^2$
B) $6m^2$
C) $4.5m^2$
D) $9m^2$

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