**Solution:**
To find the degree, remove the fractional exponent by squaring both sides:
$\left[\,1 + \left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)^2\right]^3 = \left(\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}\right)^2$
Now the equation is polynomial in derivatives, and the highest order derivative is $\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}$ appearing as a square term.
Therefore,
**Degree = 2**
$\boxed{\text{Answer: (D) 2}}$
Treat $x$ as a function of $y$ and set $u=1+\log x\ (\Rightarrow x=e^{u-1},\ \frac{dx}{dy}=x\frac{du}{dy})$.
The DE becomes
$u\frac{du}{dy}=u-1+e^{\,1+y-u}.$
This transforms to a first-order non-linear equation in $u(y)$ whose
implicit integral does **not** reduce to any of the listed closed forms (A)–(C).
With the initial condition $y(1)=0$ (i.e., $u=1$ at $y=0$), the solution is an
implicit relation not matching (A)–(C).
The given equation is $2\dfrac{dy}{dx} + x^2 y = 2x + 3$.
Dividing by 2: $\dfrac{dy}{dx} + \dfrac{x^2}{2}y = x + \dfrac{3}{2}$.
This is a linear differential equation in $y$ with fixed constants.
Given $y = c(x - c)^2 = c(x^2 - 2cx + c^2) = c x^2 - 2c^2 x + c^3$.
Differentiate three times to eliminate $c$.
Hence, the differential equation will be of order 3.