
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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Let point $P$ on the parabola $y^2 = 4x$ be at a distance of 5 from the line $x = -3$. The distance from point $P$ to the focus of the parabola is

_A_. 4        _B_. 6       _C_. 8         _D_. 3

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