
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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Dan is holding one end of a 26 inch long piece of light string that has a heavy bead on it with each hand. If he starts with his hands together at the start and leaves his hands at the same height, how far does he need to pull his hands apart so that the bead moves upward by 8 inches?

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