To get ² hold down "alt" while typing 253 on the key pad ar the far right of your keyboard, (not the numbers above the letter keys). The get ³ use 0179. The opposite of -x²+27x-6 is either -(x²+27x-6) <-- putting it in parentheses with a - before it. 0r x²-27x+6 <-- changing all the signs. or you can rearrange the terms: 6-27x+x² or you can factor x out of the first two terms of x²-27x+6: x(x+27)+6 There are many ways to get an equivalent expression for the opposite of -x²+27x-6 Edwin