How can the differential quartic equation be solved with constants B and C?

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The discussion focuses on solving the differential quartic equation \(\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{4}+B\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{3}+C=0\), where B and C are constants. The equation is a quartic polynomial in terms of \(\frac{dy}{dx}\), which implies that it has four roots. Participants emphasized the importance of identifying these roots to fully understand the behavior of the differential equation.

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How to solve this differential equation

[itex]\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{4}+B\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{3}+C=0[/itex]

where [itex]B[/itex] and [itex]C[/itex] are constants.
 
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The LHS is a quartic equation in dy/dx - find the roots (there's four).
 
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