
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 $f(x)=\sqrt{3}{\cos^{2}}x-\sin x\cos (\pi -x)$, $x\in R$.

(1) Find the smallest positive period and monotonic interval of $f(x)$;

(2) Find the maximum and minimum values of $f(x)$ in the interval $\left[-\dfrac{\pi }{4}, \dfrac{\pi }{4}\right]$.

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