Substitution Differential Equation

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Homework Statement



Solve the given initial value problem.

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[tex]ydx + x(lnx - lny - 1)dy = 0[/tex]

The Attempt at a Solution



I am confused as to what to do as I can't just substitute y=ux or x=vy because they are not homogeneous of the same degree. And I can't use exact because:

[tex]\frac{\partial M}{\partial y} \neq \frac{\partial N}{\partial x}[/tex]
 
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I don't think u=x/y is such a bad start. ln(x)-ln(y)=ln(x/y)=ln(u). I haven't tried to follow it out. But I would definitely start with that.
 
Are you sure it isn't homogeneous? Remember ln(x) - ln(y) = ln(x/y)
 
I got it thanks for the help.