
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 vectors $\overrightarrow{a}=(x,-2),\overrightarrow{b}=(2,4)$.  
$(1)$ If $\overrightarrow{a}∥\overrightarrow{b}$, find the value of the real number $x$.  
$(2)$ If $|\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}|=\sqrt{13}$, find the value of the real number $x$.

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