“…Choosing the time t = t(x,p) as the dependent variable, we write Eq. (1.2) in the form 2 t2tpl~l 2 2 tp-+ p(t~xt p -2txtxpt p + txtpp ) = 0 (1.4) Ifx is chosen as the dependent variable, then, for the function x = x(p, t) we obtain the equation 2 xtxp + xp/~l -pxpp = 0 (1.5) Equations (1.2), (1.4) and (1.5) have a singularity accompanying the higher derivatives and are characterized by a finite rate of propagation of perturbations [2].Exact solutions, having a constant arbitrariness, have been obtained for such equations by different methods in a number of papers (see [3][4][5][6][7], for example) but the question remains as to why the exact solutions of Eqs (1.2), (1.4) and (1.5) only have a constant arbitrariness.A study of the characteristics of Eq. (1.1) enables us to answer this question.…”