
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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There are \( n \) distinct lines in the plane. One of these lines intersects exactly 5 of the \( n \) lines, another one intersects exactly 9 of the \( n \) lines, and yet another one intersects exactly 11 of them. Which of the following is the smallest possible value of \( n \)?

A) 12  
B) 13  
C) 14  
D) 25  
E) 28

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