
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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In the diagram, triangles $ABC$ and $CDE$ are isosceles. The perimeter of $\triangle CDE$ is $25$, the perimeter of $\triangle ABC$ is $24$, and the length of $CE$ is $9$. Additionally, points $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, and $E$ form a pentagon $ABCDE$ with $AB = DE$. What is the length of $AB$?

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