
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 circle has a radius of 15 units. Suppose a chord in this circle bisects a radius perpendicular to the chord and the distance from the center of the circle to the chord is 9 units. What is the area of the smaller segment cut off by the chord?
A) $100 \pi$
B) $117.29$
C) $120 \pi$
D) $180$

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