
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 highway maintenance team travels east and west along the highway for inspection and maintenance. If it is agreed that east is positive and west is negative, the day's travel records are as follows (unit: kilometers): +17, -9, +10, -15, -3, +11, -6, -8.  
$(1)$ In which direction and how far away from the starting point did the maintenance team finally arrive?  
$(2)$ If the car consumes 0.1 liters per kilometer, how much fuel is consumed in total for this maintenance?  
$(3)$ How far is the farthest point from the starting point during the maintenance process?

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