
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 \(2^{2000} - 2^{1999} - 3 \times 2^{1998} + 2^{1997} = l \cdot 2^{1997}\), determine the value of \(l\).

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