I am trying to prove that geodesics has norm of velocity constant.
To do this, I applied that Euler-Lagrange equation to $$S(\gamma,\gamma') := \int_{0}^1 \|\gamma'(t)\|^2dt.$$
The Euler equation for this functional is:
$$\frac{d}{dt} \frac{\partial}{\partial \gamma'} \|\gamma'(t)\|^2 = 0.$$
How can I conclude that $\|\gamma'(t)\| = cte$?
Thanks a lot...
$$ 2 \frac{d}{dt} { \|\gamma'\|} = 0, $$
Integrand is a constant minimizing length. Hope brief reply ok , as it is all that is required.