
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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Two straight lines have equations \( y = px + 4 \) and \( py = qx - 7 \), where \( p \) and \( q \) are constants. The two lines meet at the point \( (3, 1) \). What is the value of \( q \)? 

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 5

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