
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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In triangle $\triangle ABC$, the sides opposite to angles $A$, $B$, and $C$ are $a$, $b$, and $c$ respectively. If $b$, $a$, and $c$ form an arithmetic sequence, and $c+a=2a\cos ^{2}\frac{B}{2}+\frac{1}{2}b$, and $a=2$, then the area of $\triangle ABC$ is ______.

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