quasilinear pde

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September 30th 2008, 03:02 AM
georgel

quasilinear pde

I have to solve the following quasilinear equation using the method of characteristics:

$x u_x + y u_y +yu=xy$
$u|_{y=x^2}=sin x$

$\frac{dx}{dt}=x$ gives me $ln x=t + c_1$
$\frac{dy}{dt}=y$ gives me $ln y=t+c_2$

But what do I do with $\frac{du}{dt}=xy - yu$ ?

Thank you.
September 30th 2008, 10:34 AM
georgel

Anyone? Please, it's really confusing and I need to understand it in order to go on..

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