
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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The diagram shows a rectangle of size $7 \text{ cm} \times 11 \text{ cm}$ containing two circles that each touch three of the sides of the rectangle. What is the distance between the centers of the two circles?
A) $2 \text{ cm}$
B) $2.5 \text{ cm}$
C) $3 \text{ cm}$
D) $3.5 \text{ cm}$
E) $4 \text{ cm}$

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