
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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$A$ and $B$ are $46$ kilometers apart. Person A rides a bicycle from point $A$ to point $B$ at a speed of $15$ kilometers per hour. One hour later, person B rides a motorcycle along the same route from point $A$ to point $B$ at a speed of $40$ kilometers per hour.  
$(1)$ After how many hours can person B catch up to person A?  
$(2)$ If person B immediately returns to point $A after reaching point $B, how many kilometers away from point $B will they meet person A on the return journey?

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