
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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When using the "bisection method" to approximate the root of the function $f(x)$, the interval chosen for the first time is \[-2, 4\]. The interval chosen for the third time could be (　　)  
  A    \[ 1 , 4 \]     B   \[ －2 , 1 \]     C    \[  －2,  5 /2 \]      D   \[ － ½  ,  1  \]

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