A distance R is measured to be 3.400±0.005m. What is the relative uncertainty in R? b) What is the relative uncertainty in R3? c) What is the relative uncertainty in R−2? d) What is the absolute uncertainty in R−2? e) What is the relative uncertainty in √R?

A distance R is measured to be 3.400±0.005m. What is the relative uncertainty in R? b) What is the relative uncertainty in R3? c) What is the relative uncertainty in R−2? d) What is the absolute uncertainty in R−2? e) What is the relative uncertainty in √R?

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A distance R is measured to be 3.400±0.005m. What is the relative uncertainty in R?

b) What is the relative uncertainty in R³?

c) What is the relative uncertainty in R⁻²?

d) What is the absolute uncertainty in R⁻²?

e) What is the relative uncertainty in √R?

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