
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

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Let the function $f(x) = | \log_{25}(x+1) - a | + 2a + 1$, where $x \in [0, 24]$ and $a \in (0, 1)$.

(Ⅰ) When $a= \frac {1}{2}$, find the minimum value of $f(x)$ and the corresponding value of $x$;  
(Ⅱ) When the maximum value of $f(x)$ does not exceed 3, find the range of values for the parameter $a$.

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