
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 $$f(x)= \sqrt {3}cos^{2}x+sinxcosx- \frac { \sqrt {3}}{2}$$.
(1) Find the smallest positive period T and the maximum value of the function f(x);
(2) Find the monotonically increasing interval of the function f(x).

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