
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 the function $f(x)= \begin{cases} x+a, & -2\leqslant x < 0 \\ (\frac{1}{2})^{x}, & 0\leqslant x < 1\end{cases}$. Then  
$(1) f(\frac{1}{2})=$ _______;  
$(2)$ If $f(x)$ has a minimum value but no maximum value, then the range of the real number $a$ is _______.

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