
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 area of the kombucha in the jar doubles every day. If it takes 17 days to fill the entire jar, calculate the number of days it takes to fill half of the jar.

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