
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 large circle with a radius of 2 cm is placed on a table. Small circles, each of 1 cm radius, are placed around the large circle such that each small circle is tangent to the large circle and to its two neighbors. Find the number of small circles that can fit around the large circle.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

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