Coefficients of geodesic equations

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The geodesic equations is the system of equations which often takes the form

$\frac{d}{dt}(Eu^{'}+Fv^{'})=\frac{1}{2}(E_{u}(u^{'})^{2}+F_{u}u^{'}v^{'} +G_{u}(v^{'})^{2})$

$\frac{d}{dt}(Fu^{'}+Gv^{'})=\frac{1}{2}(E_{v}(u^{'})^{2}+F_{v}u^{'}v^{'} +G_{v}(v^{'})^{2})$

It is not clear from the context whether these have variable coefficients or constant.

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In general, the coefficients are not constant. Please see this question for an example.