
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 a regular  $n$ -sided polygon with  $n \ge 3$ . Maria draws some of its diagonals in such a way that each diagonal intersects at most one of the other diagonals drawn in the interior of the polygon. Determine the maximum number of diagonals that Maria can draw in such a way.

Note: Two diagonals can share a vertex of the polygon. Vertices are not part of the interior of the polygon.

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