(a)
Suppose that u(x,y) obeys the PDE
3ux(x,y)+6uy(x,y)=u(x,y)
Define v(X,Y)=u(X,Y+2X).
Then, by the chain rule,
vX(X,Y)=∂X∂[u(X,Y+2X)]=ux(X,Y+2X)+2uy(X,Y+2X)=31{3ux(X,Y+2X)+6uy(X,Y+2X)}=31u(X,Y+2X)=31v(X,Y)
(b)
Define v(X,Y)=u(X,XeY).
Then, by the chain rule,
vX(X,Y)=∂X∂[u(X,XeY)]=ux(X,XeY)+eYuy(X,XeY)
Now notice that if xux(x,y)+yuy(x,y)=u(x,y), then, evaluating at x=X and y=XeY gives
Xux(X,XeY)+XeYuy(X,XeY)=u(X,XeY)
So
vX(X,Y)=X1{Xux(X,XeY)+XeYuy(X,XeY)}=X1u(X,XeY)=X1v(X,Y)