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[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

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# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Given the function y= $\frac {1}{2}$sin<sup>2</sup>x+ $\frac { \sqrt {3}}{2}$sinxcosx+cos<sup>2</sup>x, x∈R
(1) Find the set of values of the variable x when the function y takes its maximum value.
(2) How can the graph of this function be obtained from the graph of y=sinx (x∈R) through translation and scaling transformations?

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