
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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We choose 100 points in the coordinate plane. Let  $N$  be the number of triples  $(A,B,C)$  of distinct chosen points such that  $A$  and  $B$  have the same  $y$ -coordinate, and  $B$  and  $C$  have the same  $x$ -coordinate. Find the greatest value that  $N$  can attain considering all possible ways to choose the points.

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