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Science Bowl Question

📅 MIT Science Bowl Invitational 2020🎓 HS🔄 Round 10#️⃣ Question 22🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

A particle moving in the xy-plane has Lagrangian L = (x_dot)^2 + (y_dot)^2 - αx (read: L equals x-dot squared plus y-dot squared minus alpha x). By name or number, identify all of the following three quantities that are conserved for this particle: 1) Energy 2) x component of momentum 3) y component of momentum

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