[[_homogeneous, `class A`], _rational, _dAlembert]
Book solution method
Homogeneous equation
Mathematica ✓
cpu = 0.0286494 (sec), leaf count = 78
Maple ✓
cpu = 0.024 (sec), leaf count = 41
DSolve[3*x^4 - 6*x^2*y[x]^2 - y[x]^4 + 8*x^3*y[x]*y'[x] == 0,y[x],x]
Mathematica raw output
{{y[x] -> -(Sqrt[-(x^2*(3 + E^(8*C[1])*x))]/Sqrt[-1 + E^(8*C[1])*x])}, {y[x] ->
Sqrt[-(x^2*(3 + E^(8*C[1])*x))]/Sqrt[-1 + E^(8*C[1])*x]}}
Maple raw input
dsolve(8*x^3*y(x)*diff(y(x),x)+3*x^4-6*x^2*y(x)^2-y(x)^4 = 0, y(x),'implicit')
Maple raw output
ln((-3*x^2+y(x)^2)/x^2)-ln((x^2+y(x)^2)/x^2)-ln(x)-_C1 = 0