
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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A certain plant's main stem grows a certain number of branches, and each branch grows the same number of small branches. The total number of main stems, branches, and small branches is 57. How many small branches does each branch grow?

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