
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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The side length of a regular hexagon is 12 cm. Calculate the area of the shaded region formed by vertices at the hexagon's second, third, and fifth vertices. Express your answer in simplest radical form.

[asy]
size(100);

pair A,B,C,D,E,F;
A = dir(0); B = dir(60); C = dir(120); D = dir(180); E = dir(240); F = dir(300);

fill(B--C--E--cycle, lightgreen);

draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--A);
[/asy]

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