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= Solution

The <energy function> is $E=\sum_a\dot q_a\,\partial L/\partial\dot q_a-L$. Along a solution,
$$
\frac{dE}{dt}=\sum_a\dot q_a\left(\frac d{dt}\frac{\partial L}{\partial\dot q_a}-\frac{\partial L}{\partial q_a}\right)-\frac{\partial L}{\partial t}
=-\frac{\partial L}{\partial t}.
$$
Therefore time <independence> gives the conserved quantity
$$
\boxed{E=\sum_a\dot q_a\frac{\partial L}{\partial\dot q_a}-L}.
$$

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