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Propagation of uncertainties while calculating trigonometric ratios

If one has an equation such as $$x=-(3.2±0.1)\cos(30.3º±0.2º).$$ How does the error carry to be able to find the value of $x$? I have found that you have to -sine the error in the cosine, but then how do you deal with the value by which the scalar is multiplied, and its error?