
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 tree trunk grows a certain number of branches, and each branch grows the same number of small branches. The total number of the trunk, branches, and small branches is 57. Express the relationship between the number of branches the trunk grows and the number of small branches each branch grows in the form of an equation.

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