
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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Let $y_1 = a^{3x+5}$, $y_2 = a^{-2x}$, (where $a > 0$ and $a \neq 1$).  
(1) When $y_1 = y_2$, find the value of $x$;  
(2) When $y_1 > y_2$, find the range of values for $x$.

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