
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 bamboo pole of length 24 meters is leaning against a wall with one end on the ground. If the vertical distance from a certain point on the pole to the wall and the vertical distance from that point to the ground are both 7 meters, find the vertical distance from the end of the pole touching the wall to the ground in meters, or $\qquad$ meters.

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