
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 $xOy$, the parametric equation of curve $C$ is given as $\begin{cases}x=3\cos \theta \\ y=\sin \theta\end{cases}$ (where $\theta$ is the parameter). The parametric equation of line $l$ is $\begin{cases}x=a+4t \\ y=1-t\end{cases}$ (where $t$ is the parameter).

(1) If $a=-1$, find the coordinates of the points of intersection of $C$ and $l$.

(2) If the maximum distance from a point on $C$ to line $l$ is $\sqrt{17}$, find the value of $a$.

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