
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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In a coordinate plane, consider points $A$, $B$, and $D$ such that $B$ is at $(0, 0)$, $D$ is at $(8, 6)$, and $A$ is at $(20, 0)$. Calculate the sum of the distances $AD$ and $BD$.
A) 20 
B) 22 
C) 23.4 
D) 24 
E) 25

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