How Do You Derive the Equation of Motion for a Particle on a Conical Surface?

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Question . A particle of mass m is constrained to move on the inner surface of a cone os semiangle alpha under the action of gravity. metion generalized co-ordinates and setup lagrangian and equation of motion.
 
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