
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 $P$ be a polynomial such that $(x-4)P(2x) = 4(x-1)P(x)$, for every real $x$. If $P(0) \neq 0$, calculate the degree of $P$.

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