
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 $a \in \mathbb{R}$, the function $f(x) = ax^3 - 3x^2$, and $x = 2$ is an extreme point of the function $y = f(x)$.

1. Find the value of $a$.
2. Find the extreme values of the function $f(x)$ in the interval $[-1, 5]$.

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