How do you figure out the direction of magnitude using the right-hand rule? Also, how can one differentiate between clockwise and counter clockwise?

Light from the sun reaches the earth in 8.3 minutes. the velocity is 3.00 x 10^8 m/s. how far is earth from the sun? i know how to get to d = (3 x 10^8 m/s)(498 sec). i just don't know how to get from there to the answer being 1.5 x 10^11 m.

1. how to locate the image in converging(concave) mirror and diverging (convex) mirror with salt. 2. how to locate the image in a converging (convex) lens and diverging (concave) lens with salt.

Two students, each riding bicycles, start from the same apartment building and ride to the same building on campus, but each takes a different route. the first student rides 1100 m due east and then turns due north and travels another 1430 m before arriving at the destination. the second student heads due north for 1930 m and then turns and heads directly toward the destination. at the turning point, how far is the second student from the destination?