
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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In △ABC, the sides opposite to angles A, B, C are a, b, c, respectively, and 2cos2A + 4cos(B + C) + 3 = 0.
(1) Find the measure of angle A;
(2) If a = $\sqrt {3}$, b + c = 3, find the values of b and c.

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