
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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Jane wants to construct five-letter words where the first and the last letters are identical and the middle letter is always 'A'. How many different combinations of letters satisfy these conditions?

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