
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 plane intersects a right circular cylinder of radius \(2\) forming an ellipse. If the major axis of the ellipse is \(25\%\) longer than the minor axis, the length of the major axis is:
A) \(4\)  
B) \(4.5\)  
C) \(5\)  
D) \(5.5\)  
E) \(6\)

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