The Lagrangian of a particle moving in a plane under the influence of a central potential is given by \[L = \frac{1}{2}m\left( {{{\dot r}^2} + {r^2}{{\dot \theta }^2}} \right) - V\left( r \right).\] The generalized momenta corresponding to r and θ are given by
A. \[m\dot r\] and \[m{r^2}\dot \theta \]
B. \[m\dot r\] and \[mr\dot \theta \]
C. \[m{{\dot r}^2}\] and \[m{r^2}\dot \theta \]
D. \[m{{\dot r}^2}\] and \[m{r^2}{{\dot \theta }^2}\]
Answer: Option A


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