- $ M(x, v x)+N(x, v x)\left(v+x \frac{d v}{d x}\right)=0 .$
- Invoking homogeneity of the differential equation,
- $ x^k\left(M(1, v)+N(1, v)\left(v+x \frac{d v}{d x}\right)\right)=0 .$
- Divide by $x^k$ and rearrange and we easily see that the result is a variable separable equation.
- Note that if the equation is only positively homogeneous, since $x>0$ in the first quadrant the proof goes through! Without further ado let us directly see some examples.