TITLE: Find complete integral of $(y-x)(qy-px) = (p-q)^{2}$
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: Find complete integral for partial differential equation $(y-x)(qy-px) = (p-q)^{2}$ where  $p={ \partial  z \over \partial x},q={ \partial  z \over \partial y}$.

My attempt:
The given equation is  f(x,y,z,p,q) = $(y-x)(qy-px) - (p-q)^{2}$
The Charpit's auxilary equation will be given by 
$${dp \over 2px-(p+q)y}={dq \over 2qy-(p+q)x}={dx \over {2(p-q)-x2+xy}}={dy \over {-2(p-q)+xy-y2}}$$ 
From here I tried to proceed but no solvable fraction turned out.

REPLY [2 votes]: Take $X$ and $Y$ to be new variables such that
$$X=x+y\tag1$$$$Y=xy\tag2$$ 
Given that $(y-x)(qy-px)=(p-q)^2$
Now, $$p=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial x}=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}\dfrac{\partial X}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\dfrac{\partial Y}{\partial x}=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}+y\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\tag3$$and
$$q=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}\dfrac{\partial X}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\dfrac{\partial Y}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}+x\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\tag4$$
Now plug in $p$ and $q$ in $(2)$ and we get
$$(y-x)\left[y\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}+x\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\right)-x\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}+y\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\right)\right]=\left[\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}+y\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\right)-\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}+x\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\right)\right]^2$$or
$$\implies(y-x)^2\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}=(y-x)^2\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\right)$$
$$\implies \dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}=\left(\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}\right)^2\mbox{ or }\ \ \ p=q^2\tag5$$
where $p=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial X}$ and $q=\dfrac{\partial z}{\partial Y}$
$(4)$ is of the form $f(p,q)=0$
So, $$z=aX+bY+c\tag6$$
where $a=b^2$, on putting $a$ for $p$ and $b$ for $q$ in $(5)$
Therefore, from $(6)$, the required complete integral is $$z=b^2X+bY+c$$or$$z=b^2(x+y)+bxy+c\ \ \mbox{ from }(6)$$