
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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If $a @ b = \frac{a\times b}{a+b}$ for $a, b$ positive integers and in this specific problem $a = b$, what is the result of $8 @ 8$?
A) 8   
B) 32  
C) 4   
D) 2  
E) 16

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