
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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The sum \( b_{6} + b_{7} + \ldots + b_{2018} \) of the terms of the geometric progression \( \left\{b_{n}\right\} \) with \( b_{n}>0 \) is equal to 6. The sum of the same terms taken with alternating signs \( b_{6} - b_{7} + b_{8} - \ldots - b_{2017} + b_{2018} \) is equal to 3. Find the sum of the squares of these terms \( b_{6}^{2} + b_{7}^{2} + \ldots + b_{2018}^{2} \).

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