
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 $f(x) = \sqrt{3}\sin x\cos x - \cos^2 x - \frac{1}{2}$.
(1) Find the center of symmetry of the function $f(x)$;
(2) Find the intervals of increase for $f(x)$ on $[0, \pi]$.

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