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

(I) Transform the function into the form $A\sin (\omega x+\varphi )+B$ and find the smallest positive period of the function $f(x)$;

(II) Find the interval where the function $f(x)$ is monotonically increasing.

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