 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Use <integration by substitution> with $x=2u$ and the Gaussian being an <even function>:
$$
\boxed{\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2/4}\,dx
=2\int_0^\infty e^{-u^2}\,du=\sqrt\pi}.
$$
The factor two from the differential exactly cancels the half-line factor in the given full-line <Gaussian integral>.

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