
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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Given the function f(x) = |x - a| + |x + 3|, where a is a real number.
1. If the minimum value of the function f(x) is 2, find the value of a.
2. If the inequality f(x) ≤ |5 + x| always holds true when x ∈ [0, 1], find the range of values for a.

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