SOLUTION: Find 2 equvalent expressions for the opposite of the polynomial -x(2)+27x-8 (I dont know how to type with the subscript that is x to the second power

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The opposite of

-x²+27x-6

is either

-(x²+27x-6) <-- putting it in parentheses with a - before it.

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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