
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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Let $n$ be the number of pairs of values of $a$ and $b$ such that the lines given by $5x + ay + b = 0$ and $bx - 3y + 30 = 0$ are identical. Determine $n$.
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) more than 2
E) Infinite

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