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[ \ddotr - \omega^2 r = 0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad r(t) = A e^\omega t + B e^-\omega t ]
(\fracddt(mR^2\dot\theta) = mR^2\omega^2 \sin\theta\cos\theta - mgR\sin\theta) (mR^2\ddot\theta = mR\sin\theta (R\omega^2\cos\theta - g)). lagrangian mechanics problems and solutions pdf
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