
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 $\mathbf{a},$ $\mathbf{b},$ and $\mathbf{c}$ be three vectors such that $\mathbf{a}$ is a unit vector, $\mathbf{b}$ and $\mathbf{c}$ have magnitudes of 2, and $\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b} = 0$, $\mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{c} = 4$. Given that
\[
\mathbf{a} = p(\mathbf{a} \times \mathbf{b}) + q(\mathbf{b} \times \mathbf{c}) + r(\mathbf{c} \times \mathbf{a}),
\]
and $\mathbf{a} \cdot (\mathbf{b} \times \mathbf{c}) = 2$, find the value of $p + q + r$.

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