
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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Given three sides of a triangle as consecutive even numbers where the smallest side is $2a$, determine the values of $a$ such that this triangle is a right triangle. The sides of the triangle are $2a$, $2a+2$, and $2a+4$.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

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