[[_homogeneous, `class G`], _rational, _Clairaut]
Book solution method
Clairaut’s equation and related types,
Mathematica ✓
cpu = 0.273771 (sec), leaf count = 47
Maple ✓
cpu = 0.044 (sec), leaf count = 36
DSolve[y[x]^2 - (a + 2*x*y[x])*y'[x] + x^2*y'[x]^2 == 0,y[x],x]
Mathematica raw output
{{y[x] -> (x - 2*Sqrt[a]*C[1])/(4*C[1]^2)}, {y[x] -> (x + 2*Sqrt[a]*C[1])/(4*C[1
]^2)}}
Maple raw input
dsolve(x^2*diff(y(x),x)^2-(a+2*x*y(x))*diff(y(x),x)+y(x)^2 = 0, y(x),'implicit')
Maple raw output
y(x) = -1/4/x*a, y(x) = _C1*x-(a*_C1)^(1/2), y(x) = _C1*x+(a*_C1)^(1/2)