
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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Simplify the following expressions by first removing the parentheses and then combining like terms:<br/>
$(1) 3a - \left(4b - 2a + 1\right)$;<br/>
$(2) 2\left(5a - 3b\right) - 3(a^{2} - 2b)$.

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