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In triangle ABCABC, AA, BB, and CC are the three internal angles. Given that tan(A+B2)+tan(C2)=433\tan \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) + \tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right) = \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}:
1. If sinBsinC=cos2(A2)\sin B \cdot \sin C = \cos^2 \left(\frac{A}{2}\right), find the values of AA, BB, and CC.
2. If CC is an acute angle, find the range of values for sinA+sinB\sin A + \sin B.

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Solution

1. Since A+B+C=πA + B + C = \pi, hence tan(A+B2)=1tan(C2)\tan \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{\tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right)}.

From the identity tan(A+B2)+tan(C2)=433\tan \left(\frac{A+B}{2}\right) + \tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right) = \frac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}, we can derive that 1tan(C2)+tan(C2)=433\frac{1}{\tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right)} + \tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right) = \frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{3}.

Solving the equation gives tan(C2)=3\tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right) = \sqrt{3} or tan(C2)=33\tan \left(\frac{C}{2}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}.

Since C(0,π)C \in (0, \pi), we find C=π3C = \frac{\pi}{3} or C=2π3C = \frac{2\pi}{3}.

Given that sinBsinC=cos2(A2)\sin B \cdot \sin C = \cos^2 \left(\frac{A}{2}\right), we have sinBsinC=12(1+cosA)=12(1cos(B+C))\sin B \cdot \sin C = \frac{1}{2}(1 + \cos A) = \frac{1}{2}(1 - \cos (B + C)).

Thus 2sinBsinC=1(cosBcosCsinBsinC)2\sin B \cdot \sin C = 1 - (\cos B \cdot \cos C - \sin B \cdot \sin C), which gives cos(BC)=1\cos (B - C) = 1.

Hence, we conclude B=CB = C.

So B=C=π3B = C = \frac{\pi}{3}. The solution B=C=2π3B = C = \frac{2\pi}{3} is rejected because it does not satisfy the condition in the problem.

Therefore, A=πBC=π3A = \pi - B - C = \frac{\pi}{3}.

Putting it all together, we have A=B=C=π3.\boxed{A = B = C = \frac{\pi}{3}}.

2. Using the results from part (1) and the given conditions, we have C=π3C = \frac{\pi}{3}, hence A+B=2π3A + B = \frac{2\pi}{3}.

Therefore, sinA+sinB=sinA+sin(2π3A)\sin A + \sin B = \sin A + \sin \left( \frac{2\pi}{3} - A \right).

This simplifies to sinA+32cosA+12sinA=32sinA+32cosA\sin A + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cos A + \frac{1}{2}\sin A = \frac{3}{2}\sin A + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cos A.

Next, we can write this as 3sin(A+π6)\sqrt{3}\sin \left(A + \frac{\pi}{6}\right).

Since A(0,2π3)A \in \left(0, \frac{2\pi}{3}\right), it follows that (A+π6)(π6,5π6)\left(A + \frac{\pi}{6}\right) \in \left(\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{5\pi}{6}\right).

Hence, sin(A+π6)(12,1]\sin \left(A + \frac{\pi}{6}\right) \in \left(\frac{1}{2}, 1\right].

Thus, the range of values for sinA+sinB\sin A + \sin B is (32,3].\boxed{\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \sqrt{3}\right]}.

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