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Solve the following.
Solve: (x² - yx²) dy + (y² + xy²) dx = 0
Solve: $(x^2 - yx^2) \, dy + (y^2 + xy^2) \, dx = 0$
Answer
Answer
$x^2(1 - y)\,dy + y^2(1 + x)\,dx = 0$
Separating the variables: $\frac{1-y}{y^2}\,dy + \frac{1+x}{x^2}\,dx = 0$
$\int\left(\frac{1}{y^2} - \frac{1}{y}\right)dy + \int\left(\frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{1}{x}\right)dx = C$
$-\frac{1}{y} - \log|y| - \frac{1}{x} + \log|x| = C$
Hence $\log\left|\frac{x}{y}\right| = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + C$.
Final answer: $\log\left|\frac{x}{y}\right| = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + C$