
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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Given that \(\alpha\) is an acute angle and \(\beta\) is an obtuse angle, and \(\sec (\alpha - 2\beta)\), \(\sec \alpha\), and \(\sec (\alpha + 2\beta)\) form an arithmetic sequence, find the value of \(\frac{\cos \alpha}{\cos \beta}\).

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