
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 pedestrian left point \( A \) for point \( B \). At the same time, a cyclist left point \( B \) for point \( A \). After one hour, the pedestrian was three times farther from the cyclist than from point \( A \). An additional 30 minutes later, they met and then both continued their journeys. How many hours did it take for the pedestrian to travel from \( A \) to \( B \)?

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