
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 in $\triangle ABC, AB = 15, AC = 12,$ and $BC = 9$. A circle $P$ is the circle with the smallest radius that passes through $C$ and is tangent to $AB$. Let $Q$ and $R$ be the points of intersection, distinct from $C$, of circle $P$ with sides $AC$ and $BC$, respectively. Determine the length of segment $QR$.

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