# Math Help - difficult(for me) DE

1. ## difficult(for me) DE

can someone here help me out with an idea how to solve this DE :
$2xyy' - x^2y'^2 - y^2 = 2S$
S is real constant. i know that this is DE that cannot be solved according to derivative, or it is but if i solved it, i mean if i write it down this way :
$y'=F(x,y)$
i think it would be impossible to solve it, but this DE can't be written down in form $y=F(x,y') or x=F(y,y')$ easily either. of course i can try to solve it some of thease ways, but maybe there is some trick hiding here?

2. How about solving for $y'$. Don't worry about the $\pm$ part, just use $+$ for now. Tell you what, I went through it quick so you can check for errors if you want to. Doing that I get:

$\left(y+\sqrt{y^2+k}\right)dx-xdy=0$

and I think an integrating factor in terms of y can be found to make it exact.

3. Originally Posted by noteiler
can someone here help me out with an idea how to solve this DE :
$2xyy' - x^2y'^2 - y^2 = 2S$
S is real constant. i know that this is DE that cannot be solved according to derivative, or it is but if i solved it, i mean if i write it down this way :
$y'=F(x,y)$
i think it would be impossible to solve it, but this DE can't be written down in form $y=F(x,y') or x=F(y,y')$ easily either. of course i can try to solve it some of thease ways, but maybe there is some trick hiding here?
Note that your ODE can be written as

$\left(xy'-y\right)^2 = -2 S$

or

$
x y' - y = \pm \sqrt{-2S}.
$

It's now linear!

4. thanks alot, i knew that i didn't see something