 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The homogeneous equation is the <dot product> condition $(2y,-x)\cdot\nabla u=0$. A suitable <vector field> is therefore
$$
\boxed{\mathbf v(x,y)=(2y,-x)}.
$$
Where nonzero, it is tangent to the level curves of $u$ and perpendicular to its <gradient>. At the origin this vector vanishes, so no direction is defined there.

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