
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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The operation \(\nabla\) is defined by \(a \nabla b = (a+1)(b-2)\) for real numbers \(a\) and \(b\). For example, \(4 \nabla 5 = (4+1)(5-2) = 15\). If \(5 \nabla x = 30\), what is the value of \(x\)?

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