
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 the sets $M=\{1, -2, 3\}$ and $N=\{-4, 5, 6, -7\}$, if one element is taken from each set to form the coordinates of a point, then the number of distinct points in the first and second quadrants in the Cartesian coordinate system is ______.

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