
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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One material particle entered the opening of a pipe, and after 6.8 minutes, a second particle entered the same opening. Upon entering the pipe, each particle immediately began linear motion along the pipe: the first particle moved uniformly at a speed of 5 meters per minute, while the second particle covered 3 meters in the first minute and in each subsequent minute covered 0.5 meters more than in the previous minute. How many minutes will it take for the second particle to catch up with the first?

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