
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 rectangles intersect perpendicular to each other. The first rectangle has dimensions 4 units by 12 units, and the second rectangle has dimensions 5 units by 7 units. If these rectangles overlap along a smaller area with dimensions 4 units by 5 units, find the area of the shaded region formed by this configuration.
A) 53 square units
B) 57 square units
C) 63 square units
D) 68 square units
E) 70 square units

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