
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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A triangle and a rectangle are overlaid sharing a common height, and they have the same area. If the base of the triangle is 24 inches, calculate the length of the rectangle's base, assuming both the triangle and rectangle share an identical height.
A) 12 inches
B) 6 inches
C) 24 inches
D) 18 inches
E) None of these

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