
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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In a right-angled triangle $ABC$, where $AB = AC = 1$, an ellipse is constructed with point $C$ as one of its foci. The other focus of the ellipse lies on side $AB$, and the ellipse passes through points $A$ and $B$. Determine the focal length of the ellipse.

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