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Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&x\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{momentum } &p_x \text{ conserved} \end{align} $$$$\begin{align} L\text{ has no }&x\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{momentum } &p_x \text{ is conserved}, \end{align} $$ and $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&t\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}&-L\text{ conserved}. \end{align} $$$$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&t\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}&-L\text{ is conserved}. \end{align} $$

Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&x\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{momentum } &p_x \text{ conserved} \end{align} $$ and $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&t\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}&-L\text{ conserved}. \end{align} $$

Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no }&x\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{momentum } &p_x \text{ is conserved}, \end{align} $$ and $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&t\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}&-L\text{ is conserved}. \end{align} $$

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Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$ t\text{-translation symmetry} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}-L\text{ conserved} $$$$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&x\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{momentum } &p_x \text{ conserved} \end{align} $$ $$ x\text{-translation symmetry} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{momentum } p_x \text{ conserved} $$and $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&t\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}&-L\text{ conserved}. \end{align} $$

Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$ t\text{-translation symmetry} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}-L\text{ conserved} $$ $$ x\text{-translation symmetry} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{momentum } p_x \text{ conserved} $$

Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&x\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{momentum } &p_x \text{ conserved} \end{align} $$ and $$\begin{align} L\text{ has no explicit }&t\text{-dependence} \cr \quad& \Downarrow&\quad\cr \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}&-L\text{ conserved}. \end{align} $$

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Hint: Noether's theorem yields that $$ t\text{-translation symmetry} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{energy } p_x\dot{x}+p_y\dot{y}-L\text{ conserved} $$ $$ x\text{-translation symmetry} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{momentum } p_x \text{ conserved} $$