
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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A circular clock face is marked with twelve equally spaced dots representing the hours. The minute hand points directly at 12 o'clock. What is the measure in degrees of the smaller angle formed between the minute hand and the hour hand when the time is 5:30?

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