Problem with Lagrangian function

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Hello,
I trying to understood some transition from one equation to another but i need a little help with that.
So we have, a
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Had problems with Latex :).
 
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Use a Taylor expansion, ## f(x+\Delta x) \approx f(x) + \frac{df}{dx}\Delta x ## with ## f = L ##, ## x = v^2 ##, and ## \Delta x = 2v\epsilon ##.
 
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Ohh so when he said "powers series" he means "Taylor expansion", thank you :)