\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 0.005465639874354823:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -3 + b \cdot b\right) \cdot \sqrt{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -3 + b \cdot b} - b \cdot \left(b \cdot b\right)}{\left(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -3 + b \cdot b\right) + \left(b \cdot b + b \cdot \sqrt{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -3 + b \cdot b}\right)}}{a \cdot 3}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\
\end{array}double f(double a, double b, double c, double __attribute__((unused)) d) {
double r1818987 = b;
double r1818988 = -r1818987;
double r1818989 = r1818987 * r1818987;
double r1818990 = 3.0;
double r1818991 = a;
double r1818992 = r1818990 * r1818991;
double r1818993 = c;
double r1818994 = r1818992 * r1818993;
double r1818995 = r1818989 - r1818994;
double r1818996 = sqrt(r1818995);
double r1818997 = r1818988 + r1818996;
double r1818998 = r1818997 / r1818992;
return r1818998;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c, double __attribute__((unused)) d) {
double r1818999 = b;
double r1819000 = 0.005465639874354823;
bool r1819001 = r1818999 <= r1819000;
double r1819002 = a;
double r1819003 = c;
double r1819004 = r1819002 * r1819003;
double r1819005 = -3.0;
double r1819006 = r1819004 * r1819005;
double r1819007 = r1818999 * r1818999;
double r1819008 = r1819006 + r1819007;
double r1819009 = sqrt(r1819008);
double r1819010 = r1819008 * r1819009;
double r1819011 = r1818999 * r1819007;
double r1819012 = r1819010 - r1819011;
double r1819013 = r1818999 * r1819009;
double r1819014 = r1819007 + r1819013;
double r1819015 = r1819008 + r1819014;
double r1819016 = r1819012 / r1819015;
double r1819017 = 3.0;
double r1819018 = r1819002 * r1819017;
double r1819019 = r1819016 / r1819018;
double r1819020 = -0.5;
double r1819021 = r1819003 / r1818999;
double r1819022 = r1819020 * r1819021;
double r1819023 = r1819001 ? r1819019 : r1819022;
return r1819023;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c



Bits error versus d
Results
if b < 0.005465639874354823Initial program 21.3
Simplified21.3
rmApplied flip3--21.4
Simplified20.7
Simplified20.7
if 0.005465639874354823 < b Initial program 46.6
Simplified46.6
Taylor expanded around inf 9.9
Final simplification11.0
herbie shell --seed 2019128
(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)))