
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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Let \( f(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{cc} 1 & 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \\ x-1 & 2 < x \leqslant 3 \end{array} \right. \). For any \( a \,(a \in \mathbb{R}) \), define \( v(a) = \max \{ f(x) - a x \mid x \in [1,3] \} - \min \{ f(x) - a x \mid x \in [1,3] \} \). Draw the graph of \( v(a) \) and find the minimum value of \( v(a) \).

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