1. **State the problem:** Calculate $3.7 \times 16.2^2 - 500$ and express the answer in different forms.
2. **Calculate the square:** First, find $16.2^2$.
$$16.2^2 = 16.2 \times 16.2 = 262.44$$
3. **Multiply by 3.7:**
$$3.7 \times 262.44 = 970.028$$
4. **Subtract 500:**
$$970.028 - 500 = 470.028$$
5. **(a) Correct to two decimal places:**
Round $470.028$ to two decimal places:
$$470.03$$
6. **(b)(i) Correct to three significant figures:**
The first three significant figures of $470.028$ are $470$ (since the zero is significant here):
$$470$$
7. **(b)(ii) Express in the form $a \times 10^k$ where $1 \leq a < 10$ and $k \in \mathbb{Z}$:**
Rewrite $470$ as:
$$4.70 \times 10^2$$
**Final answers:**
(a) $470.03$
(b)(i) $470$
(b)(ii) $4.70 \times 10^2$
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