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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hamiltonian of a system(2 dof) is given by H=0.5(p1^2q1^4+p2^2q1^2-2aq1) where 'a' is a constant. How to show that q1 varies sinusoidally with p1?

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

have you tried equating the mixed partials?

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