
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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Two tangents are drawn to a circle from an exterior point $A$; they touch the circle at points $B$ and $C$ respectively. A third tangent intersects segment $AB$ in $P$—a point halfway along segment $AB$—and $AC$ in $R$—a point halfway along segment $AC$, and touches the circle at $Q$. Given that $AB=24$, calculate the perimeter of $\triangle APR$.

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