Which of the following is a homogeneous differential equation?
(a) (4x + 6y + 5) dy − (3y + 2x + 4) dx = 0
(b) xy dx − (x 3 + y 3) dy = 0
(c) (x 3 + 2y 2) dx + 2xy dy = 0
(d) y 2 dx + (x 2xyy 2) dy = 0

(d) y2 dx + (x2xyy2) dy = 0

A differential equation is said to be homogenous if all the terms in the equation have equal degree and it can be written in the form dydx=fx, ygx, y.

In (a), (b) and (c), the degree of all the terms is not equal.
But in the equation y2 dx + (x2xyy2) dy = 0, the degree of all the terms is 2.
Thus, (d) contains a homogeneous differential equation.

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