\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 2495.5039318207096:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(\left(-3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b\right) \cdot \sqrt{\left(-3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b \cdot \left(b \cdot b\right)}{\left(\left(-3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b\right) + \left(b \cdot b + b \cdot \sqrt{\left(-3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}\right)}}{a \cdot 3}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{\frac{1}{b}}{a} \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\right)\\
\end{array}double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r1701669 = b;
double r1701670 = -r1701669;
double r1701671 = r1701669 * r1701669;
double r1701672 = 3.0;
double r1701673 = a;
double r1701674 = r1701672 * r1701673;
double r1701675 = c;
double r1701676 = r1701674 * r1701675;
double r1701677 = r1701671 - r1701676;
double r1701678 = sqrt(r1701677);
double r1701679 = r1701670 + r1701678;
double r1701680 = r1701679 / r1701674;
return r1701680;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r1701681 = b;
double r1701682 = 2495.5039318207096;
bool r1701683 = r1701681 <= r1701682;
double r1701684 = -3.0;
double r1701685 = a;
double r1701686 = r1701684 * r1701685;
double r1701687 = c;
double r1701688 = r1701686 * r1701687;
double r1701689 = r1701681 * r1701681;
double r1701690 = r1701688 + r1701689;
double r1701691 = sqrt(r1701690);
double r1701692 = r1701690 * r1701691;
double r1701693 = r1701681 * r1701689;
double r1701694 = r1701692 - r1701693;
double r1701695 = r1701681 * r1701691;
double r1701696 = r1701689 + r1701695;
double r1701697 = r1701690 + r1701696;
double r1701698 = r1701694 / r1701697;
double r1701699 = 3.0;
double r1701700 = r1701685 * r1701699;
double r1701701 = r1701698 / r1701700;
double r1701702 = -0.5;
double r1701703 = 1.0;
double r1701704 = r1701703 / r1701681;
double r1701705 = r1701704 / r1701685;
double r1701706 = r1701687 * r1701685;
double r1701707 = r1701705 * r1701706;
double r1701708 = r1701702 * r1701707;
double r1701709 = r1701683 ? r1701701 : r1701708;
return r1701709;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < 2495.5039318207096Initial program 18.0
Simplified18.0
rmApplied flip3--18.1
Simplified17.4
Simplified17.4
if 2495.5039318207096 < b Initial program 37.5
Simplified37.5
Taylor expanded around inf 15.5
rmApplied times-frac15.4
Simplified15.4
rmApplied *-un-lft-identity15.4
Applied div-inv15.5
Applied times-frac15.5
Simplified15.5
Final simplification16.3
herbie shell --seed 2019153
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical, narrow range"
:pre (and (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 a 94906265.62425156) (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 b 94906265.62425156) (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 c 94906265.62425156))
(/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))