
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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Find  $x+y+z$  when   $$ a_1x+a_2y+a_3z= a $$    $$ b_1x+b_2y+b_3z=b $$    $$ c_1x+c_2y+c_3z=c $$   Given that   $$ a_1\left(b_2c_3-b_3c_2\right)-a_2\left(b_1c_3-b_3c_1\right)+a_3\left(b_1c_2-b_2c_1\right)=9 $$    $$ a\left(b_2c_3-b_3c_2\right)-a_2\left(bc_3-b_3c\right)+a_3\left(bc_2-b_2c\right)=17 $$    $$ a_1\left(bc_3-b_3c\right)-a\left(b_1c_3-b_3c_1\right)+a_3\left(b_1c-bc_1\right)=-8 $$    $$ a_1\left(b_2c-bc_2\right)-a_2\left(b_1c-bc_1\right)+a\left(b_1c_2-b_2c_1\right)=7. $$  *2017 CCA Math Bonanza Lightning Round #5.1*

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