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Math & Logic Reasoning (R1 Optimized)

DeepSeek-R1 was trained with reinforcement learning specifically on reasoning tasks. Explicitly asking for step-by-step reasoning with verification activates its strongest capability. The 'box your final answer' instruction produces clean, extractable results.

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Prompt
Solve the following {{problemType}} problem step by step.

**Problem:**
{{problemStatement}}

**Given:**
{{givenInformation}}

**Required:**
{{requiredOutput}}

Think through this carefully before giving your final answer. For each step:
1. State what you're calculating and why
2. Show the work
3. Verify the result before moving to the next step

If there are multiple valid approaches, briefly mention alternatives but fully work through the most efficient one.

At the end, box your final answer clearly.

Variables to customize

{{problemType}}{{problemStatement}}{{givenInformation}}{{requiredOutput}}

Why this prompt works

DeepSeek-R1 was trained with reinforcement learning specifically on reasoning tasks. Explicitly asking for step-by-step reasoning with verification activates its strongest capability. The 'box your final answer' instruction produces clean, extractable results.

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