
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 graph of the rational function \( \frac{r(x)}{s(x)} \) is shown below, with a horizontal asymptote of \( y = 0 \) and a vertical asymptote of \( x = 2 \). If \( s(x) \) is quadratic, \( r(-2) = 2 \), and \( s(-2) = 4 \), find \( r(x) + s(x) \).

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