# How do I Solve This Kind of Differential Equation? [closed]

How do I solve this differential equation? $$y(2x+y^2)dx+x(y^2-x)dy=0$$

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Integrating Factor. –  Nameless Aug 31 '14 at 4:58

By dividing the equation by $y^2dx$ and reordering the terms, the equation can be written in the following form: $$(y + xy')+\left(\frac{2x}{y}-\frac{x^2 y'}{y^2}\right) = 0\tag{1}$$ Integrating both sides of the equation with respect to $x$ gives: $$xy + \frac{x^2}{y} = K \tag{2}$$ Which is a quadratic equation with the following solution: $$y = \frac{-K\pm\sqrt{K^2-4x^3}}{2x}.\tag{3}$$
$\hspace2in$ $\hspace2in$A plot of the solutions for $K\in\{-2,-1,0,1,2\}.$
@eBusiness: Honestly I don't know what kind of explanation to add, I just played a bit with the original differential equations till getting something that looked integrable. $(1)\Rightarrow(2)$ is straightforward, and $(2)\Rightarrow(3)$ is straightforward, too. –  Jack D'Aurizio Aug 31 '14 at 10:00
@eBusiness: To get $(1)$, I just divided the original differential equation by $y^2 dx$, no transformations at all! –  Jack D'Aurizio Aug 31 '14 at 10:16