
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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Xiaoqiang conducts an experiment while drinking a beverage. He inserts a chopstick vertically into the bottom of the cup and measures the wetted part, which is exactly 8 centimeters. He then turns the chopstick around and inserts the other end straight into the bottom of the cup. He finds that the dry part of the chopstick is exactly half of the wetted part. How long is the chopstick?

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