
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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Points $A,B,C$ and $D$ lie on a line in that order, with $AB = CD$ and $BC = 16$. Point $E$ is not on the line, and $BE = CE = 13$. The perimeter of $\triangle AED$ is three times the perimeter of $\triangle BEC$. Find $AB$.
A) $\frac{32}{3}$
B) $\frac{34}{3}$
C) $\frac{36}{3}$
D) $\frac{38}{3}$

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