While doing an experiment you measure the length of an object to be 32.5cm. the measuring device that you are using measures to a millimeter. how can you decrease the error associated with your measurements

Astronomers discover an exoplanet (a planet of a star other than the sun) that has an orbital period of 3.87 earth years in its circular orbit around its sun, which is a star with a measured mass of 3.59 x 1030 kg. find the radius of the exoplanet's orbit.

Acave rescue team lifts an injured spelunker directly upward and out of a sinkhole by means of a motor-driven cable. the lift is performed in three stages, each requiring a vertical distance of 10.0 m: (a) the initially stationary spelunker is accelerated to a speed of 4.90 m/s; (b) he is then lifted at the constant speed of 4.90 m/s; (c) finally he is decelerated to zero speed. how much work is done on the 68.0 kg rescue by the force lifting him during each stage?

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.