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I am unable to solve this Lagrange PDE: $$ x^3 p + y(3 x^2 + y) q = z(2 x^2 + y), $$ where $p = \dfrac{\partial z}{\partial x}$, $q = \dfrac{\partial z}{\partial y}$.

I have found the $c_1 = \dfrac{xz}{y}$.

Unable to find the multipliers to find out $c_2$ to get the complete integral $f(c_1,c_2) = 0$.

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  • $\begingroup$ You probably made a mistake. $c=\frac{xy}{z}$ is not correct. You should find $c=\frac{xz}{y}$ or something equivalent. $\endgroup$
    – JJacquelin
    Apr 15, 2016 at 15:38
  • $\begingroup$ Yeah...It was a mistake $\endgroup$
    – aman garg
    Apr 19, 2016 at 5:52

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$$x^3z_x+y(3x^2+y)z_y=z(2x^2+y)$$ The characteristic relationships are : $$\frac{dx}{x^3}=\frac{dy}{y(3x^2+y)}=\frac{dz}{z(2x^2+y)}$$ A first characteristic equation comes from $\frac{dx}{x^3}=\frac{dy}{y(3x^2+y)}$ Solving this first order linear ODE gives : $$x+\frac{x^3}{y}=c_1$$ A second characteristic equation is more difficult to derive. We need a combination of the above differential equations : $$\frac{ydx}{yx^3}=\frac{-xdy}{-xy(3x^2+y)}=\frac{ydx-xdy}{yx^3-xy(3x^2+y)}= \frac{ydx-xdy}{-xy(2x^2+y)}$$ $$\frac{ydx-xdy}{-xy(2x^2+y)}=\frac{dz}{z(2x^2+y)}$$ $$\frac{ydx-xdy}{-xy}=\frac{dz}{z}$$ $$\ln|z|+\ln|x|-\ln|y|=\text{constant}$$ $$z\frac{x}{y}=c_2$$ The general solution expressed on implicit form is : $$\Phi\left(x+\frac{x^3}{y}\:,\:z\frac{x}{y}\right)=0$$ where $\Phi$ is any differentiable function of two variables.

This implicit equation can be solved for $z$ , which gives the solution: $$z(x,y)=\frac{y}{x}F\left(x+\frac{x^3}{y}\right)$$ where $F$ is any differentiable function.

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  • $\begingroup$ How did you solve the first characteristic equation? $\endgroup$
    – Dom Jo
    Jan 4, 2021 at 19:48
  • $\begingroup$ @ Dom Jo. $y'=\frac{y^2}{x^3}+3\frac{y}{x}$ is a Riccati ODE. Proceed with the usual change of function : Thus $y=-x^3\frac{u'}{u}$ leading to $u''=0$ and then $u=c_0(x-c_1)$ and $y=\frac{x^3}{c_1-x}$. $\endgroup$
    – JJacquelin
    Jan 5, 2021 at 5:59

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