
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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Petya and Vasya competed in a 60-meter race. When Petya finished, Vasya was 9 meters behind him. In the second race, Petya stood exactly 9 meters behind Vasya at the starting point. Who finished first in the second race and by how many meters did he lead his opponent? (Assume that each boy ran both times at his own constant speed).

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