What Is the Minimum Value of (a²+b²)/c² in Triangle ABC?

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In a triangle $ABC$, it is given that $\dfrac{\cos A}{1+\sin A}=\dfrac{\sin 2B}{1+\cos 2B}$.

Find the minimum value of $\dfrac{a^2+b^2}{c^2}$.

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I hope I made no errors in calculation.
From laws of sines
[tex]f:=\frac{a^2+b^2}{c^2}=\frac{\sin^2 A+\sin^2 B}{\sin^2 C}=\frac{\sin^2 A+\sin^2 B}{\sin^2 (A+B)}[/tex]
The given condition reads
[tex]\frac{\cos A}{1+\sin A}=\tan B[/tex]
By this we can delete B in the above formula to get
[tex]f(x)=2x-3+\frac{4}{1+x}[/tex]
where
[tex]x=\sin A[/tex]

[tex]f'(x)=2-\frac{4}{(1+x)^2}[/tex]
[tex]f'(\sqrt{2}-1)=0[/tex]
[tex]f(\sqrt{2}-1)=4\sqrt{2}-5 \approx 0.66[/tex] as minimum.
 

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