
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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Points \( A, B, C, D, \) and \( E \) lie on a line in that order. If \( AB = 3 \) units, \( BC = 7 \) units, \( DE = 4 \) units, and \( AD = 17 \) units, what is the ratio of \( AC \) to \( BD \)?

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