
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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Let $f(x) = x^4 + 10x^3 + 34x^2 + 40x + 16$. Let $z_1, z_2, z_3, z_4$ be the four roots of $f$. Find the smallest possible value of $|z_a z_b + z_c z_d|$ where $\{a, b, c, d\} = \{1, 2, 3, 4\}$.

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