The Lagrangian of a particle moving in a plane under the influence of 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 generalised momenta corresponding to r and θ are given by
A. $$m\dot r{\text{ and }}m{r^2}\dot \theta $$
B. $$m\dot r{\text{ and }}mr\dot \theta $$
C. $$m{{\dot r}^2}{\text{ and }}m{r^2}\dot \theta $$
D. $$m{{\dot r}^2}{\text{ and }}m{r^2}{{\dot \theta }^2}$$
Answer: Option A


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