
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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Find the change in the expression $x^2 - 5x + 2$ if $x$ increases by a positive amount $b$.
A) $2bx - b^2 - 5b$
B) $2bx + b^2 - 5b$
C) $2bx - b^2 + 5b$
D) $b^2 - 5b$

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