
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 central circle of radius 5 cm is on a table. We need to determine how many smaller circles of radius 2 cm each can be placed around the central circle such that each smaller circle is tangent to the central circle and to two others. What is the number of smaller circles that can be placed?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
E) 16

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