
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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A sphere has a volume of \( 288\pi \) cubic inches. Determine the surface area of the sphere. Also, if the sphere were to be perfectly cut in half, what would be the circumference of the flat circular surface of one of the halves? Express your answers in terms of \( \pi \).

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