Average Error: 43.7 → 11.9
Time: 1.1m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.330022546123293:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} - \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot b}{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\left(b \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} + b \cdot b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Bits error versus d

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < 1.330022546123293

    1. Initial program 25.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified25.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied flip3--25.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}^{3} - {b}^{3}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(b \cdot b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot b\right)}}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    5. Applied associate-/l/25.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}^{3} - {b}^{3}}{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(b \cdot b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot b\right)\right)}}\]
    6. Simplified24.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b \cdot \left(b \cdot b\right)}}{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(b \cdot b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot b\right)\right)}\]

    if 1.330022546123293 < b

    1. Initial program 47.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified47.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 9.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification11.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.330022546123293:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} - \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot b}{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\left(b \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} + b \cdot b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019090 
(FPCore (a b c d)
  :name "Cubic critical, medium range"
  :pre (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 a 9007199254740992.0) (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 b 9007199254740992.0) (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 c 9007199254740992.0))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))