
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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The cells of a $9 \times 9$ board are painted in black and white in a checkerboard pattern. How many ways are there to place 9 rooks on cells of the same color on the board such that no two rooks attack each other? (A rook attacks any cell that is in the same row or column as it.)

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