
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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A 13-meter ladder is leaning against a vertical wall. How far from the wall is the base of the ladder if the top of the ladder reaches 12 meters up the wall?

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