
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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Find the value of $y$ if the point $(7, y)$ lies on the straight line that passes through $(3, -5)$ and $(5, 1)$.
A) -7
B) 0
C) 7
D) 14

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