
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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Solve for \( x \) if \( \ln(x^2 - 5x + 9) = 2 \).
A) \( 4.5 \ \text{or} \ 0.5 \)
B) \( 5.0 \ \text{or} \ 0.4 \)
C) \( 4.0 \ \text{or} \ 1.0 \)
D) \( 4.65 \ \text{or} \ 0.35 \)
E) \( \text{none of these} \)

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