
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 an arithmetic sequence $\{a\_n\}$ with a common difference $d \neq 0$, and $a\_3 = 2a\_1$, find the value of $\frac{a\_1 + a\_3}{a\_2 + a\_4}$.
A) $\frac{5}{6}$
B) $\frac{4}{5}$
C) $\frac{3}{4}$
D) $\frac{2}{3}$

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