
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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The expression \( x^2 - 20x + 96 \) can be written in the form \( (x - a)(x - b) \), where \( a \) and \( b \) are both nonnegative integers and \( a > b \). What is the value of \( 2b - a \)?

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