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[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

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Station A and Station B are 360 kilometers apart. An express train departs from Station A at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour, and a slow train departs from Station B at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour.  
(1) If both trains depart at the same time and head towards each other, how many hours will it take for the two trains to meet?  
(2) If both trains travel in the same direction, with the express train behind the slow train, and the slow train departs half an hour earlier, how many hours will it take for the express train to catch up with the slow train?

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