
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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If   $$ \sum_{k=1}^{40} \left( \sqrt{1 + \frac{1}{k^{2}} + \frac{1}{(k + 1)^{2}}}\right) = a + \frac {b}{c} $$  where  $a, b, c \in \mathbb{N}, b < c, gcd(b,c) =1 ,$  then what is the value of  $a+ b ?$ 

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