
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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Below is a portion of the graph of a quadratic function, \( y = p(x) = ax^2 + bx + c \):

The axis of symmetry for this graph is \( x = 6 \), and the function passes through the point \( (0, -3) \). What is \( p(12) \)?

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