
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 $f(x) = 2\sqrt{3}\sin{x}\cos{x} - 2\sin^2{x}$, where $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
1. Find the smallest positive period of the function $f(x)$ and the intervals of monotonic increase.
2. Find the maximum and minimum values of the function $f(x)$ on the interval $\left[0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right]$.

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