
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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To be continuous at $x = 1$, the value of $\frac {x^3 - 1}{x^2 - 1}$ is taken to be:
A) $\frac{1}{2}$
B) $1$
C) $\frac{3}{2}$
D) $2$
E) $3$

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