
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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Suppose $x < 0$ and $a = 2x$. Determine the correct order of magnitudes among $x^2$, $ax$, and $a^2$.
**A)** $x^2 > ax > a^2$  
**B)** $x^2 > ax < a^2$  
**C)** $x^2 < ax < a^2$  
**D)** $x^2 < ax > a^2$

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