
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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In the ancient Chinese mathematician Yang Hui's book "Quick Methods for Multiplication and Division in Similar Fields," it is recorded: "The area of a rectangular field is 864 square steps, and it is said that the width is 12 steps less than the length. What is the perimeter of the rectangular field?" Translated into a mathematical problem: The area of a rectangular field is 864 square steps, the width is 12 steps less than the length, and the perimeter is ______ steps.

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