
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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Four unit squares are arranged such that each square shares at least one side with another. Three vertices, A, B, and C, from three different squares are used to form △ABC. Vertex A is the top right corner of the first unit square, vertex B is the top left corner of an adjacent square on the same row, and vertex C is the bottom right corner of a square directly below A. Calculate the area of △ABC.

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