Quartic function of a non-ideal spring

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Dec 11, 2021

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Homework Statement: Solve for y: $$\frac{\lambda}{4} y^4+\frac{k}{2} y^2+mgy-E=0$$

Relevant Equations: I do not know of any relevant equations

I'm stuck in a part of my problem where I need to find the roots of this function which represent turning points for a non-ideal spring.

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