
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 brake efficiency decreases such that the distance it travels after braking in each successive second is 8 feet less than the previous second. Initially, after the brakes are first applied, the car travels 36 feet in the first second. How many additional feet does the car travel before it comes to a complete stop?

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