How Does Standard Error Change When Inverting a Variable?

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A quantity 'X' has a standard error 's' if 'X' is inverted ie. X^-1
what do I do with 's'?
 
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The std error [itex]s_Y[/itex] in
[tex]Y=1/X[/tex]
will be
[tex]s\frac{1}{X^2}[/tex]