
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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Given a large square divided into 25 smaller equal squares (5 by 5 grid), a shaded region is formed by drawing lines from the bottom left corner to the mid-point of the top side and from the top right corner to the mid-point of the left side. What is the ratio of the area of the shaded region to the area of the large square?

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