
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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Given vectors $\overrightarrow {a} = (4, 4)$ and $\overrightarrow {b} = (3, 4)$:

(1) Calculate the value of $|3 \overrightarrow {a} - 2 \overrightarrow {b}|$.

(2) If $(k \overrightarrow {a} + \overrightarrow {b})$ is perpendicular to $(\overrightarrow {a} - \overrightarrow {b})$, find the value of $k$.

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