
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 $f(x)= \sqrt {3}(\cos ^{2}x-\sin ^{2}x)+2\sin x\cos x$
(1) Find the smallest positive period of $f(x)$;
(2) If $x\in\[- \frac {π}{3}, \frac {π}{3}\]$, find the range of $f(x)$ and the interval where it is strictly decreasing.

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