Quartic function of a non-ideal spring

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