Euler-Lagrange for summation of integrations



Given integration

E = \int_{a}^{b} A(x,y,y')dx

Using Euler - Lagrange equation we can find the necessary condition for
an extremum

dA/dy-d/dx dA/dy' = 0

Now consider two integrations with two different limits

E = \int_{a}^{b} A(x,y,y')dx + \int_{c}^{d} B(x,y,y')dx

What would be the corresponding Euler lagrange equation(s)? Is it
simply the following?

dA/dy-d/dx dA/dy' = 0
dB/dy-d/dx dB/dy' = 0

Or in a single equation

dA/dy-d/dx dA/dy' + dB/dy-d/dx dB/dy' = 0

Any help or pointers to books is highly appreciated.
Thanks

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