Part 1

1) See attached
2) 5 roots
Part 2
2) See attached
3) Directly from MATLAB:
Root= -1.381298 | |f(root)|= 7.105427e-15 | Niter= 6 | Rate of Con=
1.987074
Root= -0.666667 | |f(root)|= 0.000000e+00 | Niter= 42 | Rate of Con=
0.951228
Root= 0.205183 | |f(root)|= 0.000000e+00 | Niter= 4 | Rate of Con=
1.996887
Root= 0.500000 | |f(root)|= 2.664535e-15 | Niter= 7 | Rate of Con=
1.952650
Root= 1.176116 | |f(root)|= 3.197442e-14 | Niter= 11 | Rate of Con=
1.895818
Part 3
2)

See attached

3)

Directly from MATLAB:

Root= -1.381298 | |f(root)|= 7.105427e-15 | Niter= 8 | Rate of Con=

1.628325
Root= -0.666667 | |f(root)|= 0.000000e+00 | Niter= 36 | Rate of Con=
0.983729
Root= 0.205183 | |f(root)|= 4.440892e-16 | Niter= 6 | Rate of Con=
1.682807
Root= 0.500000 | |f(root)|= 0.000000e+00 | Niter= 10 | Rate of Con=
1.617659
Root= 1.176116 | |f(root)|= 3.197442e-14 | Niter= 11 | Rate of Con=
1.619965
Part 4
2)

Directly from MATLAB:

Root= -1.381298 | |f(root)|= 7.105427e-15 | Niter= 6

Root= -0.666667 | |f(root)|= 1.776357e-15 | Niter= 2
Root= 0.205183 | |f(root)|= -4.440892e-16 | Niter= 8
Root= 0.500000 | |f(root)|= -1.776357e-15 | Niter= 8

Root= 1.176116 | |f(root)|= 3.197442e-14 | Niter= 8