
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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If a 4'' by 4'' square is added in the first stage, and each successive stage adds a square that is double the area of the square added in the previous stage, what will be the area of the rectangle at Stage 5, in square inches?

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