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Ch. 9 - First-Order Differential Equations
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Capitolo 9, Problema 9.AAE.7

Solve the homogeneous equations in Exercises 5–10. First put the equation in the form of a homogeneous equation.
(x.exp(y/x) + y)dx - x dy = 0

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Identify the given differential equation: \((x \cdot \exp(y/x) + y) \, dx - x \, dy = 0\).
Rewrite the equation in the form \(M(x,y) \, dx + N(x,y) \, dy = 0\), where \(M(x,y) = x \exp(y/x) + y\) and \(N(x,y) = -x\).
Check if the equation is homogeneous by verifying if \(M(tx, ty)\) and \(N(tx, ty)\) are homogeneous functions of the same degree. Here, substitute \(x\) by \(tx\) and \(y\) by \(ty\) in \(M\) and \(N\) and simplify.
If the equation is homogeneous, introduce the substitution \(v = \frac{y}{x}\), which implies $y = vx$ and \(dy = v \, dx + x \, dv\).
Rewrite the original differential equation in terms of \(v\) and \(x\) using the substitution, then separate variables or rearrange to solve the resulting equation.

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