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My professor wants to see how to derive the formula. Basically get from the first two lines in the bracket to the two lines that are boxed.

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Start out by getting all the A terms in each of the equations on one side of the equation, and all the B terms on the other side of the equation. Then, divide the resulting kinetic energy balance equation by the resulting momentum balance equation.