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The error function $$ \displaystyle \text{erf}(x) = \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int^x_0 e^{-t^2} \, dt $$ is used in probability, statistics, and engineering.
(a) Show that $ \displaystyle \int^b_a e^{-t^2} \, dt = \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\pi} [ \text{erf}(b) - \text{erf}(a) ] $.
(b) Show that the function $ y = e^{x^2} \text{erf}(x) $ satisfies the differential equation $ y' = 2xy + 2/\sqrt{\pi} $.

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