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Example: Free Particle

Lagrangian:

$$ L = \frac{1}{2}m\dot{x}^2 $$

Applying Euler-Lagrange:

$$ \frac{d}{dt}(m\dot{x}) = 0 $$

$$ \ddot{x} = 0 $$