
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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Define the munificence of a polynomial \( p(x) \) as the maximum value of \( |p(x)| \) on the interval \( -1 \le x \le 1 \). Find the smallest possible munificence of a monic cubic polynomial of the form \( p(x) = x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c \).

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