
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:

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In triangle $ABC$, $a$, $b$, and $c$ are the sides opposite to angles $A$, $B$, and $C$ respectively. Given vectors $\overrightarrow{m} = (\cos A, \sin A)$ and $\overrightarrow{n} = (\cos B, -\sin B)$, and $|\overrightarrow{m} - \overrightarrow{n}| = 1$.

(1) Find the degree measure of angle $C$;  
(2) If $c=3$, find the maximum area of triangle $ABC$.

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