
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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Suppose \(k \neq 0\). We need to combine and simplify the expression: \((8k+3+6k^2) + (5k^2+4k+7)\) into the form \(ak^2 + bk + c\), where \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are integers. Determine the value of \(a+b+c\).

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