
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 the quadratic equation $x^2 + (m-1)x + (m+n) = 0$, where $m$ and $n$ are constants with $m \ne 1$ and $n \ne -m$, find the sum of the roots.
A) $1 - m$
B) $m - 1$
C) $m + n$
D) $1 + n$
E) $-m - n$

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