
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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Given triangle $ABC$ with angles $A$, $B$, and $C$ and opposite sides $a$, $b$, and $c$, respectively, and $2c \sin B \cos A - b \sin C = 0$.

1. Find angle $A$.
2. If the area of triangle $ABC$ is $\sqrt{3}$ and $b + c = 5$, find $a$.

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