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$$xdy-ydx=\left(x^2+y^2\right)dx$$
How can I solve this differential equation? which type is this equation? I don't think it is separable and I don't think it's linear too, but it might be homogenous or exact maybe!
I tried to take partial derivatives of them by splitting them into $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ to know if it's exact or not, but I didn't get any solutions.
which type this equation is and what's the answer with steps, please!
Hint: Substituting $$y(x)=xv(x)$$ then we get $$\frac{d v(x)}{dx}=v(x)^2+1$$ Can you finish? From $$y=xv(x)$$ we get $$x(v(x)+xv'(x))-xv(x)=x^2+x^2v(x)$$
Introducing polar coordinates, $x = r \cos\alpha, \ y = r \sin\alpha,$ we have $$ dx = dr \cos\alpha - r \sin\alpha \, d\alpha, \quad dy = dr \sin\alpha + r \cos\alpha \, d\alpha, $$ which with a partial substitution into the differential equation gives $$ r^2 \, d\alpha = r^2 dx . $$
Thus, for $r \neq 0,$ we have $d\alpha = dx.$ This can easily be solved: $$x = x_0 + \alpha.$$
Now, $$ y = x \tan\alpha = (x_0 + \alpha) \tan(\alpha). $$
Thus, $$\begin{align} x &= x_0+\alpha, \\ y &= (x_0+\alpha) \tan\alpha, \end{align}$$ where we can consider $\alpha$ be a parameter.
