After multiplying the equation by y, we have
M = 2 x y3 - y2and
N = 3 x2 y2 - 2 x y + 2 y.
My = 6 x y2 - 2 y = Nxso this makes the DE exact, i.e. y is an integrating factor of the
original DE.
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So
h'(y) = 2 y. We take
h(y) = y2, so the solutions are
x2 y3 - x y2 + y2 = constant.
Robert Israel
2002-02-07