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Lagrange's equation:

$\frac{d}{dt}( \frac{\partial}{\partial \dot{q}} \mathcal{L} )=\frac{\partial}{\partial q} \mathcal{L}$,

as $\dot{q}=\frac{dq}{dt}$, you can simplify "$dt$".