
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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When a car's brakes are applied, it travels 9 feet less in each second than the previous second until it comes to a complete stop. The car goes 36 feet in the first second after the brakes are applied. How many feet does the car travel from the time the brakes are applied to the time the car stops?

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