1. The problem is to rewrite the differential equation $$\frac{dx}{dt} + t^3 x = \sin(t) x^4$$ after a proper substitution.
2. This is a Bernoulli differential equation of the form $$\frac{dx}{dt} + P(t)x = Q(t)x^n$$ where here, $$P(t) = t^3$$, $$Q(t) = \sin(t)$$, and $$n = 4$$.
3. The substitution for Bernoulli equations is $$v = x^{1-n} = x^{1-4} = x^{-3}$$.
4. Differentiate $$v$$ with respect to $$t$$:
$$\frac{dv}{dt} = -3x^{-4} \frac{dx}{dt}$$.
5. Solve for $$\frac{dx}{dt}$$:
$$\frac{dx}{dt} = -\frac{1}{3} x^{4} \frac{dv}{dt}$$.
6. Substitute $$\frac{dx}{dt}$$ and $$x^4$$ into the original equation:
$$-\frac{1}{3} x^{4} \frac{dv}{dt} + t^3 x = \sin(t) x^4$$.
7. Divide both sides by $$x^4$$ (assuming $$x \neq 0$$):
$$-\frac{1}{3} \frac{dv}{dt} + t^3 x^{1-4} = \sin(t)$$.
8. Recall $$v = x^{-3}$$, so $$x^{1-4} = x^{-3} = v$$, thus:
$$-\frac{1}{3} \frac{dv}{dt} + t^3 v = \sin(t)$$.
9. Multiply both sides by $$-3$$:
$$\frac{dv}{dt} - 3 t^3 v = -3 \sin(t)$$.
10. The transformed linear differential equation is:
$$\frac{dv}{dt} - 3 t^3 v = -3 \sin(t)$$.
This is the rewritten form after the substitution $$v = x^{-3}$$.
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