You just need to put (x+1) wherever you see x at.
y=(x+1)^3 + 2(x+1)^2 -5(x+1) -6
y= x^3 +1 +2x^2+2-5x-5-6
y=x^3+2x^2-5x -10
7(7a-9)>84
first multiple out to get rid of the parentheses
49a - 63 > 84
add 63 to both sides
49a > 147
Divide by 49 and flip the sign because when you divide a inequality you have to flip the sign
a < 3