Electric Potential outside of a spherical conductor

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Homework Statement



The potential outside of a spherical conductor is given by V = keQ/r. Using Er = -dV/dr, derive the electric field outside this charge distribution.



The Attempt at a Solution



I attempted to take the negative derivative of V being -1/(r2) and then multiplying it by Ke and Q as they're both constant. But alas it says it is wrong so I am stuck. Help?
 
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I think you got the sign wrong. The two negatives cancel each other