# Exact equations

by TheFirstOrder
Tags: eaxt equations
 P: 3 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data Solve ((y^2)+xy+1)dx+((x^2)+xy+1)dy=0 using the method of exact equations. 2. Relevant equations I must use: (N$$_{x}$$-M$$_{y}$$)/(xM-yN)=F(xy) 3. The attempt at a solution The problem that I'm having is that I can't get the required partial derivatives to be equal to each other. How do can I change it so that N$$_{x}$$=M$$_{y}$$? When I started this problem initially, I got F(xy)=1, which is not right as 1 is not a function of xy (and I had forgotten to check that the partial derivatives were equal to each other) :P Please help. It's my first time here. And sorry, the superscripts are meant to be subscripts!
 HW Helper P: 2,324 Since Nx is not equal to My, the equation isn't exact. Are you sure you copied the question correctly?
P: 3
 Quote by ideasrule Since Nx is not equal to My, the equation isn't exact. Are you sure you copied the question correctly?
Yes, that is the precise equation. And that's how I'm stuck.

Mx=2y+x
Ny=2x+y

I read things in my textbook that says I could times the original equation by a factor that would result in the two partial equations being equal, but that doesn't seem to work in this case. I'm completely clueless.

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