
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 \( n = 1990 \), find the value of

\[
\frac{1}{2^{n}}\left(1 - 3 \binom{n}{2} + 3^{2} \binom{n}{4} - 3^{3} \binom{n}{6} + \cdots + 3^{994} \binom{n}{1988} - 3^{995} \binom{n}{1990}\right).
\]

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