
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]


system
In the diagram, $ABCD$ is a trapezoid with an area of $24.$ $CD$ is three times the length of $AB.$ What is the area of $\triangle ABC?$

[asy]
draw((0,0)--(2,4)--(8,4)--(18,0)--cycle);
draw((8,4)--(0,0));
label("$A$",(2,4),NW);
label("$B$",(8,4),NE);
label("$C$",(18,0),E);
label("$D$",(0,0),W);
[/asy]

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