Given thatx2y−x3dxdy=y4cosxOn dividing by y4, we gety3x2−y4x3dxdy=cosx⇒y4x3dxdy=y3x2−cosx⇒y41dxdy−xy31=−x31cosx Let −y31=t⇒y41dxdy=31⋅dxdt⇒31⋅dxdt+xt=x31cosx⇒dxdt+x3t=x33cosx This is a linear differential equation in t, on comparing with dxdt+Pt=Q, we get P=x3,Q=x33cosx∴ I.F. =e∫Pdx=e∫x3dx=elogx3=x3∴ Complete solution istx3=3∫x3x3cosxdx+c1⇒tx3=3sinx+c1⇒−y31x3=3sinx+c1⇒y−3x3=−3sinx+c