Suppose we have a charge, q1=1 μC. This charge makes an electric field some distance r=73 cm away from it. Now suppose our measurement of q1 is only accurate to within 0.2 μC, and our measurement of r is only accurate to within 1.5 cm. What is the uncertainty in our field calculation due only to the uncertainty in the charge separation r? My answer for this was 694.05 N/C which was wrong

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Suppose we have a charge, q1=1 μC. This charge makes an electric field some distance r=73 cm away from it. Now suppose our measurement of q1 is only accurate to within 0.2 μC, and our measurement of r is only accurate to within 1.5 cm.

What is the uncertainty in our field calculation due only to the uncertainty in the charge separation r?

My answer for this was 694.05 N/C which was wrong

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