
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 sum of the numerical coefficients in the expansion of the binomial \( (a+b)^8 \) can be found by finding the value of \( a^0 + a^1 + a^2 + \cdots + a^8 + b^0 + b^1 + b^2 + \cdots + b^8 \).

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