
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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Between terminals \(A\) and \(B\), several resistors are connected. Each resistor has input and output terminals. What is the minimum number of resistors required, and what could be the arrangement of their connection, such that if any 9 resistors fail, the circuit will still connect terminals \(A\) and \(B\) without creating a short circuit? (Failure of a resistor can be either a short circuit or an open circuit.)

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