
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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Let $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function such that 
\[ f(x^2 + yf(z)) = x^2f(x) + z^2f(y) \]
for all real numbers $x, y,$ and $z$. Determine the number of possible values of $f(2)$, and let $s$ be the sum of all possible values of $f(2)$. Calculate $n \times s$ where $n$ is the number of these possible values.

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