
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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The distance between two cities is \(a\) km. Two drivers, heading towards each other from these cities, will meet halfway if the first driver leaves \(t\) hours earlier than the second. If they instead leave at the same time, they will meet in \(2t\) hours. Determine the speed of each car, assuming the speeds are constant throughout the journey.

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