tan-1x + tan-1 y = c is the general solution of the differential equation:
If y = f(x) is solution of a differential equation, then differentiating y = f(x) will give the same differential equation
Let us find the differential equation by differentiating y with respect to x
⇒ tan-1x + tan-1y = c
Differentiating with respect to x
⇒ (1 + y2)dx + (1 + x2)dy = 0