
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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If for all positive numbers \( x \) and \( y \), the following inequality holds:
\[ \sqrt{x} + \sqrt{y} \leq a \sqrt{x+y} \]
what is the minimum value of the real number \( a \)?

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