
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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Two identical rectangles with sides of length \(3 \text{ cm}\) and \(9 \text{ cm}\) are overlapping as in the diagram. What is the area of the overlap of the two rectangles?
A \[12 \text{ cm}^2\]
B \[13.5 \text{ cm}^2\]
C \[14 \text{ cm}^2\]
D \[15 \text{ cm}^2\]
E \[16 \text{ cm}^2\]

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