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A general solution of the partial differential equation \(\dfrac{\partial^{2} f(x, y)}{\partial x^{2}} - \dfrac{\partial^{2} f(x, y)}{\partial y^{2}} = 0\) can be expressed in terms of arbitrary functions \(u\) and \(v\) as:

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\(f(x, y) = u(x + y) + v(x - y)\)

The equation \(\partial^{2} f/\partial x^{2} - \partial^{2} f/\partial y^{2} = 0\) is the one dimensional wave-type equation, which factorises as \(\left(\partial_x - \partial_y\right)\left(\partial_x + \partial_y\right) f = 0\).

Introducing characteristic coordinates \(\xi = x + y\) and \(\eta = x - y\), the equation becomes \(\partial^{2} f/\partial \xi\, \partial \eta = 0\), whose general solution is a sum of an arbitrary function of \(\xi\) and an arbitrary function of \(\eta\).

Hence, \(f(x, y) = u(x + y) + v(x - y)\).

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