This paper deals with finding Lagrangians for damped, linear multi-degree-of-freedom systems. New results for such systems are obtained using extensions of the results for single and two degree-of-freedom systems. The solution to the inverse problem for an n-degree-of-freedom linear gyroscopic system is obtained as a special case. Multi-degree-of-freedom systems that commonly arise in linear vibration theory with symmetric mass, damping, and stiffness matrices are similarly handled in a simple manner. Conservation laws for these damped multi-degree-of-freedom systems are found using the Lagrangians obtained and several examples are provided.
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