
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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The real value of $x$ such that $32^{x-2}$ divided by $16^{x-1}$ equals $512^{x+1}$ is:
A) $-\frac{15}{8}$
B) $-\frac{15}{7}$
C) $-\frac{15}{6}$
D) $-\frac{15}{5}$

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