
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 $\overrightarrow{a} = (\sin \omega x, \cos \omega x)$, $\overrightarrow{b} = (\sin \omega x + 2\cos \omega x, \cos \omega x)$, where $x \in \mathbb{R}$, $\omega > 0$. Let $f(x) = \overrightarrow{a} \cdot \overrightarrow{b}$ and the smallest positive period of this function is $\frac{\pi}{4}$.

(1) Find the value of $\omega$;  
(2) Find the maximum value of the function $f(x)$, and the set of $x$ values for which $f(x)$ reaches its maximum value.

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