
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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Nadya wants to cut a piece of paper into 48 identical rectangles for a hat game. What is the minimum number of cuts she will have to make, given that she can rearrange any pieces of paper but cannot fold them, and Nadya is capable of cutting through any number of layers of paper simultaneously? (Each cut is a straight line from edge to edge of the piece.)

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