 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Here
$$
F(x,y,y',y'')=\frac A2(y'')^2+\rho gy.
$$
Substitution into the <higher-order Euler-Lagrange equation> gives the fourth-order <ordinary differential equation>
$$
\boxed{Ay''''+\rho g=0}.
$$

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