
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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Given the function f(x) = $\sqrt {2}$sin $\frac {x}{2}$cos $\frac {x}{2}$ - $\sqrt {2}$sin<sup>2</sup> $\frac {x}{2}$,
(1) Find the smallest positive period of f(x);
(2) Find the minimum value of f(x) in the interval [-π, 0].

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