
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]


system
Find $AX$ in the diagram if $CX$ bisects $\angle ACB$.

[asy]
import markers;

real t=.5;
pair A=(0,0);
pair B=(4,3);
pair C=(1,2.5);
pair X=t*A+(1-t)*B;

draw(C--A--B--C--X);

label("$A$",A,SW);
label("$B$",B,E);
label("$C$",C,N);
label("$X$",X,SE);

label("$36$",.5*(B+X),SE);
label("$45$",.5*(B+C),N);
label("$27$",.5*(A+C),NW);

[/asy]

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