
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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Given the function $f(x)$ satisfies: $f(p+q)=f(p)\cdot f(q),$ and $f(1)=2,$ then $\dfrac{f(2)}{f(1)}+\dfrac{f(3)}{f(2)}+\ldots +\dfrac{f(2017)}{f(2016)}=$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

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