Find Symmetry for Lagrangian in 3D Cylindrical Coordinates

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the question is that there is a particle in 3 spatial Euclidean dimensions in cylindrical coordinates.
I want to find a symmetry for the lagrangian if the potential energy is function of r and k.theta+z
V=V(r,k.theta+z)
any help please ?
 
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In your problem what is k? Is it some constant?
 
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