
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 a triangle \( ABC \), \( X \) and \( Y \) are points on side \( AB \), with \( X \) closer to \( A \) than \( Y \), and \( Z \) is a point on side \( AC \) such that \( XZ \) is parallel to \( YC \) and \( YZ \) is parallel to \( BC \). Suppose \( AX = 16 \) and \( XY = 12 \). Determine the length of \( YB \).

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