
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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Alex drives from his house to the harbor to catch a ferry. He drives 45 miles in the first hour but realizes that he will be 1.5 hours late if he continues at this speed. He increases his speed by 20 miles per hour for the rest of the trip and arrives 15 minutes early. Determine the distance to the harbor from his house.

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