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x^4-2*x^2=y^2+2*(|y|) equation

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x  - 2*x  = y  + 2*|y|
$$x^{4} - 2 x^{2} = y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right|$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$x^{4} - 2 x^{2} = y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right|$$
Do replacement
$$v = x^{2}$$
then the equation will be the:
$$v^{2} - y^{2} - 2 v - 2 \left|{y}\right| = 0$$
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$x^{4} - 2 x^{2} = y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right|$$
to
$$v^{2} - y^{2} - 2 v - 2 \left|{y}\right| = 0$$
This equation is of the form
$$a\ v^2 + b\ v + c = 0$$
A quadratic equation can be solved using the discriminant
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$v_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where $D = b^2 - 4 a c$ is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -2$$
$$c = - y^{2} - 2 \left|{y}\right|$$
, then
$$D = b^2 - 4\ a\ c = $$
$$- 1 \cdot 4 \left(- y^{2} - 2 \left|{y}\right|\right) + \left(-2\right)^{2} = 4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4$$
The equation has two roots.
$$v_1 = \frac{(-b + \sqrt{D})}{2 a}$$
$$v_2 = \frac{(-b - \sqrt{D})}{2 a}$$
or
$$v_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1$$
Simplify
$$v_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1$$
Simplify
The final answer:
Because
$$v = x^{2}$$
then
$$x_{1} = \sqrt{v_{1}}$$
$$x_{2} = - \sqrt{v_{1}}$$
$$x_{3} = \sqrt{v_{2}}$$
$$x_{4} = - \sqrt{v_{2}}$$
then:
$$x_{1} = \frac{1 \left(\frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} + \frac{0}{1} = \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(\frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} + \frac{0}{1} = - \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1}$$
$$x_{3} = \frac{1 \left(- \frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} + \frac{0}{1} = \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1}$$
$$x_{4} = \frac{\left(-1\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}{1} + \frac{0}{1} = - \sqrt{- \frac{\sqrt{4 y^{2} + 8 \left|{y}\right| + 4}}{2} + 1}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
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    /        ________________       /        ________________        /        ________________       /        ________________ 
   /        /      2               /        /      2                /        /      2               /        /      2          
-\/   1 - \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|   + \/   1 - \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|   + -\/   1 + \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|   + \/   1 + \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|  
$$\left(- \sqrt{- \sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right) + \left(\sqrt{- \sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right) + \left(- \sqrt{\sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right) + \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right)$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
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    /        ________________       /        ________________        /        ________________       /        ________________ 
   /        /      2               /        /      2                /        /      2               /        /      2          
-\/   1 - \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|   * \/   1 - \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|   * -\/   1 + \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|   * \/   1 + \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|  
$$\left(- \sqrt{- \sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right) * \left(\sqrt{- \sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right) * \left(- \sqrt{\sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right) * \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}\right)$$
=
   2        
- y  - 2*|y|
$$- y^{2} - 2 \left|{y}\right|$$
Rapid solution [src]
           _________________________
          /        ________________ 
         /        /      2          
x_1 = -\/   1 - \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|  
$$x_{1} = - \sqrt{- \sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}$$
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         /        ________________ 
        /        /      2          
x_2 = \/   1 - \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|  
$$x_{2} = \sqrt{- \sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}$$
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          /        ________________ 
         /        /      2          
x_3 = -\/   1 + \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|  
$$x_{3} = - \sqrt{\sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}$$
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         /        ________________ 
        /        /      2          
x_4 = \/   1 + \/  1 + y  + 2*|y|  
$$x_{4} = \sqrt{\sqrt{y^{2} + 2 \left|{y}\right| + 1} + 1}$$