
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 solid rod moves on a horizontal table. At a certain moment in time, the speed of one end of the rod is $v_{1}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, and the speed of the other end is $v_{2}=6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, and it is directed along the axis of the rod. Determine the speed of the middle of the rod at this moment in time.

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