
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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On the surface of a sphere with a radius of $2$, there is a triangular prism with an equilateral triangle base and lateral edges perpendicular to the base. All vertices of the prism are on the sphere's surface. Determine the maximum lateral area of this triangular prism.

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