
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 certain auditorium has several rows of seats. It is known that the number of seats $y$ in each row is a linear function of the row number $x$. The first row has 20 seats, and the 19th row has 56 seats.
1. Write the relationship between $x$ and $y$.
2. How many seats are there in the 26th row?

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