\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 58.70366934289741:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\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(b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)\right) + \left(b \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)} + b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\
\end{array}double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r4124783 = b;
double r4124784 = -r4124783;
double r4124785 = r4124783 * r4124783;
double r4124786 = 3.0;
double r4124787 = a;
double r4124788 = r4124786 * r4124787;
double r4124789 = c;
double r4124790 = r4124788 * r4124789;
double r4124791 = r4124785 - r4124790;
double r4124792 = sqrt(r4124791);
double r4124793 = r4124784 + r4124792;
double r4124794 = r4124793 / r4124788;
return r4124794;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r4124795 = b;
double r4124796 = 58.70366934289741;
bool r4124797 = r4124795 <= r4124796;
double r4124798 = r4124795 * r4124795;
double r4124799 = c;
double r4124800 = 3.0;
double r4124801 = a;
double r4124802 = r4124800 * r4124801;
double r4124803 = r4124799 * r4124802;
double r4124804 = r4124798 - r4124803;
double r4124805 = sqrt(r4124804);
double r4124806 = r4124804 * r4124805;
double r4124807 = r4124798 * r4124795;
double r4124808 = r4124806 - r4124807;
double r4124809 = r4124795 * r4124805;
double r4124810 = r4124809 + r4124798;
double r4124811 = r4124804 + r4124810;
double r4124812 = r4124808 / r4124811;
double r4124813 = r4124812 / r4124802;
double r4124814 = -0.5;
double r4124815 = r4124799 / r4124795;
double r4124816 = r4124814 * r4124815;
double r4124817 = r4124797 ? r4124813 : r4124816;
return r4124817;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < 58.70366934289741Initial program 27.5
Simplified27.5
rmApplied flip3--27.6
Simplified26.9
Simplified26.9
if 58.70366934289741 < b Initial program 48.6
Simplified48.6
Taylor expanded around inf 8.5
Final simplification12.6
herbie shell --seed 2019163
(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)))