Can You Solve This Non-linear PDE with Variable Separation?

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I am new to non-linear PDEs. So I tried to solve it, but I stuck in the beginning.

[tex]U^2_xU_t - 1 = 0[/tex]

[tex]U(x, 0) = x[/tex]
 
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The equation admits a separation of variables, and the solution can be written as U(x,t)=f(x)+g(t). Inserting this, you get f'(x)^2=1/g'(t)=constant. The solution can then be checked to be U=x+t