
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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Points $A$ and $B$ are 12 units apart. Points $B$ and $C$ are 7 units apart. Points $C$ and $E$ are 2 units apart, and points $E$ and $D$ are 5 units apart. If $A$ and $D$ should be as close as possible, determine the minimum distance between $A$ and $D$.
A) 2 units
B) 4 units
C) 5 units
D) 7 units
E) 8 units

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