
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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How many square units are in the area of a pentagon with sides of length 12, 17, 25, 18, and 17 units? The pentagon is arranged such that it can be divided into one rectangle and one triangle.

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