
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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One of the sides of a triangle is divided into segments of $9$ and $5$ units by the point of tangency of the inscribed circle. If the radius of the circle is $5$ units, then the length of the shortest side is
A) 12 units
B) 14 units
C) 16 units
D) 18 units
E) 20 units

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