
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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It is given that \( f(x) = \frac{1}{3} x^{3} - 2 x^{2} + \frac{2}{3} x^{3} + 3 x^{2} + 5 x + 7 - 4 x \). If \( f(-2) = b \), find \( b \).

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