Lagrange Equation: Solution for J(q_1,...,q_n)

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For functional

[tex]J(q_1,...,q_n)=\int^{t}_{t_0}L(q_1,...,q_n;\dot{q}_1,...,\dot{q}_n;t)[/tex]

Why isn't [tex]J(q_1,...,q_n;\dot{q}_1,...,\dot{q}_n;t)[/tex]?
 
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I had an answer for you, but the TeX system stumped me, and I was unable to write it out. Sorry about that.
 
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J is a functional, and not a function of the q's. It should be written as:
[tex] J[q_1(t), \ldots, q_n(t)][/tex]