
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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Natural numbers \(a\) and \(b\) are such that \(a\) is divisible by \(b+1\) and 43 is divisible by \(a+b\).

(a) Indicate any possible value of \(a\).

(b) What values can \(b\) take? List all possible options.

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