clear clc disp('Ex-4.2'); // w=wavelength; consider k=2*(pi/w); // differentiate k w.r.t w and replace del(k)/del(w) = 1 for equation.4.3 // which gives del(w)= w^2 /(2*pi*del(x)), hence w=20; delx=200; // delx=200cm and w=20cm delw=(w^2)/(delx*2*%pi); printf('Hence uncertainity in length is %1.2f cm',delw);