
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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Observe the following equations: $9 - 1 = 8$, $16 - 4 = 12$, $25 - 9 = 16$, $36 - 16 = 20$, ... These equations reflect a certain pattern among natural numbers. Let $n$ represent a natural number, express this pattern as an equation in terms of $n$.

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