
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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An ant leaves point $A$ and moves $7 \text{ cm}$ to the left, $5 \text{ cm}$ up, $3 \text{ cm}$ to the right, $2 \text{ cm}$ down, $9 \text{ cm}$ to the right, $2 \text{ cm}$ down, $1 \text{ cm}$ to the left, and $1 \text{ cm}$ down, arriving at point $B$. What is the distance, in cm, between $A$ and $B$?

(a) 0  
(b) 1  
(c) 4  
(d) 5  
(e) 7

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