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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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