
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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In the cartesian coordinate system $(xOy)$, curve $({C}_{1})$ is defined by the parametric equations $\begin{cases}x=t+1,\ y=1-2t\end{cases}$ and curve $({C}_{2})$ is defined by the parametric equations $\begin{cases}x=a\cos θ,\ y=3\sin θ\end{cases}$ where $a > 0$.
1. If curve $({C}_{1})$ and curve $({C}_{2})$ have a common point on the $x$-axis, find the value of $a$.
2. When $a=3$, curves $({C}_{1})$ and $({C}_{2})$ intersect at points $A$ and $B$. Find the distance between points $A$ and $B$.

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