
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]

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You should strictly follow the format below:

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Taxi driver Lao Yao operated between $8:00$ and $9:15$ in the morning, all on Liberation Road in an east-west direction. If east is defined as positive and west as negative, his morning driving distances (in kilometers) are as follows: $+5$, $-3$, $+6$, $-7$, $+6$, $-2$, $-5$, $+4$, $+6$, $-8$.  
$(1)$ When he drops off which passenger, Lao Yao will just return to the starting point in the morning?  
$(2)$ How far is Lao Yao from the starting point when he drops off the last passenger? Is he to the east or west of the starting point?

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