
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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If $4^{x + 2} = 68 + 4^x$, find the value of $x$.
A) $\frac{\log 10}{\log 4}$  
B) $\frac{\log \left(\frac{68}{15}\right)}{\log 4}$  
C) $\frac{\log 5}{\log 4}$  
D) $\frac{\log 3}{\log 4}$

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