
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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The steel pipes in the warehouse are stacked layer by layer, with each layer having one more pipe than the layer below it. There is a stack of steel pipes, with the bottom layer having $m$ pipes and the top layer having $n$ pipes. How many layers are there in this stack?

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