
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 that $A$, $B$, $C$ are the three internal angles of $\triangle ABC$, and their respective opposite sides are $a$, $b$, $c$, and $2\cos ^{2} \frac {A}{2}+\cos A=0$.
(1) Find the value of angle $A$;
(2) If $a=2 \sqrt {3},b+c=4$, find the area of $\triangle ABC$.

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