
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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An investor placed $\$15,000$ in a nine-month deposit that earned a simple annual interest rate of $8\%$. After nine months, the investor moved the entire amount, including interest, into another nine-month deposit. After nine more months, the investment totaled $\$17,010$. Find the annual interest rate, $r\%$, of the second deposit.

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