
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]

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A rectangle is placed obliquely on top of an identical rectangle. The area \(X\) of the overlapping region (shaded more darkly) is one eighth of the total shaded area. What fraction of the area of one rectangle is \(X\) ?
A) \(\frac{1}{3}\)
B) \(\frac{2}{7}\)
C) \(\frac{1}{4}\)
D) \(\frac{2}{9}\)
E) \(\frac{1}{5}\)

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