
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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On a rectangular sheet of paper, a picture is drawn in the shape of a "cross" formed by two rectangles $ABCD$ and $EFGH$, where the sides are parallel to the edges of the sheet. It is known that $AB=9$, $BC=5$, $EF=3$, and $FG=10$. Find the area of the quadrilateral $AFCH$.

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