
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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In a square arrangement, four identical rectangles are placed around a smaller, central square. The area of the larger, outer square is four times that of the smaller, inner square. Determine the ratio of the length of the longer side to the shorter side of each rectangle.
A) \(1.5\)
B) \(2\)
C) \(2.5\)
D) \(3\)
E) \(3.5\)

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