\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 0.09946845057046652:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(3 \cdot c\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(3 \cdot c\right)} - \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot b}{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(3 \cdot c\right)\right) + \left(b \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(3 \cdot c\right)} + 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 r1918920 = b;
double r1918921 = -r1918920;
double r1918922 = r1918920 * r1918920;
double r1918923 = 3.0;
double r1918924 = a;
double r1918925 = r1918923 * r1918924;
double r1918926 = c;
double r1918927 = r1918925 * r1918926;
double r1918928 = r1918922 - r1918927;
double r1918929 = sqrt(r1918928);
double r1918930 = r1918921 + r1918929;
double r1918931 = r1918930 / r1918925;
return r1918931;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r1918932 = b;
double r1918933 = 0.09946845057046652;
bool r1918934 = r1918932 <= r1918933;
double r1918935 = r1918932 * r1918932;
double r1918936 = a;
double r1918937 = 3.0;
double r1918938 = c;
double r1918939 = r1918937 * r1918938;
double r1918940 = r1918936 * r1918939;
double r1918941 = r1918935 - r1918940;
double r1918942 = sqrt(r1918941);
double r1918943 = r1918941 * r1918942;
double r1918944 = r1918935 * r1918932;
double r1918945 = r1918943 - r1918944;
double r1918946 = r1918932 * r1918942;
double r1918947 = r1918946 + r1918935;
double r1918948 = r1918941 + r1918947;
double r1918949 = r1918945 / r1918948;
double r1918950 = r1918936 * r1918937;
double r1918951 = r1918949 / r1918950;
double r1918952 = -0.5;
double r1918953 = r1918938 / r1918932;
double r1918954 = r1918952 * r1918953;
double r1918955 = r1918934 ? r1918951 : r1918954;
return r1918955;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < 0.09946845057046652Initial program 24.0
Simplified24.0
rmApplied flip3--24.1
Simplified23.5
Simplified23.5
if 0.09946845057046652 < b Initial program 47.8
Simplified47.8
Taylor expanded around inf 9.2
Final simplification11.0
herbie shell --seed 2019152
(FPCore (a b c)
: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)))