Provide the general solution of the multivariable equation having the second order partial derivative

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The question defines $ u$ as a multivariable function: $ u = u(x,y)$.

Moreover, the question provides the partial derivative of $u$ in respect to $x$ as:

$$\frac{\partial ^2{u}}{\partial{x^2}} = 12xy$$

I am not sure about my final answer, which is:

$u(x,y) = 2x^3y+R(y)x+T(y)$

Is this right?

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Based on @DanieleTampieri comment's, see bellow a more complete answer.

Since we have: $$\frac{\partial ^2{u}}{\partial{x^2}} = 12xy$$

Integrating in respect with x leads to:

$$\frac{\partial {u}}{\partial{x}} = 6x^2y +C_1(y)$$

In order to solve the PDE, we need to integrate in respect to x again:

$$u= 2x^3y + \int C_1(y)dx + C_2(y) $$

$$u= 2x^3y + C_1(y)\cdot x + C_2(y) $$

Let $C_1(y)= R(y) $ and $C_2(y)= T(y) $

The final answer is:

$ u(x,y) = 2x^3y+R(y)x+T(y) $

QED