Data analysis: error calculation

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Homework Statement


A=0,078m
l=2,27m
relative error of A: 0,01
relative error of l: 0,005

What is the error of: arctan(A/l)?
 
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Can you at least compute the relative error of A/I?
Do you know how to use Taylor expansions?