
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 \(\|\mathbf{a}\| = 5\), \(\|\mathbf{b}\| = 2\), and the angle \(\theta\) between \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\) is \(60^\circ\), then find \((\mathbf{a} + \mathbf{b}) \cdot (\mathbf{a} - \mathbf{b})\).

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