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L(t) = 3

Half life 3 confirmed.

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I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but do you just want to solve: (L^2)'' + B(L^2)' + 2g*L = A for L?
If so, it's not very hard and the answer will be : = (A-2) / 2(B+g), where B+g =/= 0 > g=-B.

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Hooray for the confusing notation mathematicians have adopted for derivatives, eh? Although things like "L^2" for the function x -> L(x) * L(x) don't exactly help either. (I can't help you, I've never had to solve differential equations -- lucky me.)

I see you've edited your post to clarify things. :-)

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will try to solve it tomorrow

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I've never been so good at differential equations, but maybe you'd want to check Monge's technique. If I recall correctly, this technique is able to solve pretty much anything of low order. Though maybe that was for partial differential equations, can't remember well.

What I can say though is that you can't assume that L->Inf is t->Inf, as your L could be anything. Unless you were given special information about your equation, in general you can't assume that.

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Try this wolframalpha-link:
WolframAlpha
Check if it is the correct ODE. Solution seems to be ok, but not very beautiful. you can get c_1 with your boundary condition. Looks like L->0 for t->inf .
Or do you need the complete path to the solution?

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maybe this?
L(t)= A/[2(1+B+G)]

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The answer is 42

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Try using Laplace transform. It changes differential equations into algebraic formulas and makes it easier to solve.

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Noctis to Wormy, do you read me? Noctis to Wormy, are you there? Please respond!

These things evoke bad memories. My maths is not advanced enough to help you.

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