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Non-Elementary Integration · Easy problem

Given ∫−∞∞e−x2 dx=π\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2}\,dx=\sqrt{\pi}, find the constant cc that makes f(x)=c e−x2f(x)=c\,e^{-x^2} a probability density on the real line, that is, ∫−∞∞c e−x2 dx=1\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}c\,e^{-x^2}\,dx=1.