
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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Find the minimum value of 
\[
\begin{vmatrix} 
1 & 1 & 1 \\ 
1 & 1 + \tan \theta & 1 \\ 
1 + \cot \theta & 1 & 1 
\end{vmatrix},
\]
as $\theta$ ranges over all angles where $\tan \theta$ and $\cot \theta$ are defined.

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