
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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Given $x_1$ and $x_2$ are the two real roots of the quadratic equation in $x$: $x^2 - 2(m+2)x + m^2 = 0$.

(1) When $m=0$, find the roots of the equation;  
(2) If $(x_1 - 2)(x_2 - 2) = 41$, find the value of $m$;  
(3) Given an isosceles triangle $ABC$ with one side length of 9, if $x_1$ and $x_2$ happen to be the lengths of the other two sides of $\triangle ABC$, find the perimeter of this triangle.

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