
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 $9 \times 16$ rectangle $EFGH$ is cut into two congruent hexagons, then repositioned to form a square without any overlap. If dimension $y$ is one third the length of the side of this square, what is the value of $y$?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

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