In this paper, the Gibbs-Appell's equations of motion are extended to the most general variable mass nonholonomie mechanical systems. Then the Gibbs-Appell's equations of motion in terms of generalized coordinates or quasi-coordinates and an integral variational principle of variable mass nonlinear nonholonomie mechanical systems are obtained. Finally, an example is given.
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