
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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A car's brakes are applied suddenly, and it travels 10 feet less in each second than it traveled the previous second until it comes to a complete stop. The car travels 40 feet in the first second after the brakes are applied. How many feet does the car travel from the time the brakes are applied until it comes to a stop?

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