
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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The base of a pyramid is a regular hexagon with a side length of \(a\). One of the lateral edges is perpendicular to the base and equal to the side length of the base. Determine the total surface area of the pyramid.

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