
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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$a$※$b$ is a new operation defined as follows: $a$※$b=a^{2}+2ab$. For example, $5*\left(-2\right)=5^{2}+2\times 5\times \left(-2\right)=5$. Find:<br/>
$(1)$ the value of $2$※$4$;<br/>
$(2)$ if $\left(-3\right)$※$x=-3+x$, find the value of $x$.

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