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I am trying to solve and plot a solution to an ODE, but Mathematica keeps returning other useless answers

In[0] DSolve[y'[x] == 1 + y[x]^4, y[x], x]

Out[0] DSolve[True,y(x),x]

Can someone help me on this?

Now I am trying to plot the solution

In[1] Plot[DSolve[y'[x] == 1 + y[x]^4, y[x], x], {x, -10, 10}]

Out[1] DSolve::dsvar: -9.99959 cannot be used as a variable. >>

   DSolve::dsvar: -9.99959 cannot be used as a variable. >>

   DSolve::dsvar: -9.59143 cannot be used as a variable. >>

   General::stop: Further output of DSolve::dsvar will be suppressed during this calculation. >>

It also outputed a blank plot

Trying again

sol1 = First@DSolve[y'[x] == 1 + y[x]^4, y[x], x]

Plot[y[x] /. sol1 // Evaluate , {x, -10, 10}]

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You probably have something else defined for y. I get the solution to the DE. Clear your variables or quit your kernel and try again. – rm -rf♦ Sep 24 '12 at 18:04
Is there a "restart" in Mathematica? – jak Sep 24 '12 at 18:05
You can either exit and reopen Mathematica or simply type Quit and evaluate it. – rm -rf♦ Sep 24 '12 at 18:06
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sol = DSolve[y'[x] == 1 + y[x]^4, y[x], x][[1]] then Plot[Table[y[x] /. sol /. C[1] -> i/4, {i, 5}] // Release, {x, -1, 1}] its monday.... – chris Sep 24 '12 at 18:34
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@Jak You have an undefined C[1] which you have to assign a value before you can plot anything. First order DEs get you one constant. – Sjoerd C. de Vries Sep 24 '12 at 19:43
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closed as too localized by rm -rf♦, Oleksandr R., Sjoerd C. de Vries Sep 24 '12 at 19:59

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