
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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Two places, A and B, are 12 km apart. Cars A and B depart from place A towards place B one after the other at a constant speed. Car A takes 15 minutes to travel from A to B, while Car B takes 10 minutes. If Car B departs 2 minutes later than Car A:
1. Write the functions representing the distance traveled by Cars A and B with respect to Car A's travel time.
2. When do Cars A and B meet on the way? How far are they from place A at that time?

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