\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 r4588041 = b;
double r4588042 = -r4588041;
double r4588043 = r4588041 * r4588041;
double r4588044 = 3.0;
double r4588045 = a;
double r4588046 = r4588044 * r4588045;
double r4588047 = c;
double r4588048 = r4588046 * r4588047;
double r4588049 = r4588043 - r4588048;
double r4588050 = sqrt(r4588049);
double r4588051 = r4588042 + r4588050;
double r4588052 = r4588051 / r4588046;
return r4588052;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r4588053 = b;
double r4588054 = 58.70366934289741;
bool r4588055 = r4588053 <= r4588054;
double r4588056 = r4588053 * r4588053;
double r4588057 = c;
double r4588058 = 3.0;
double r4588059 = a;
double r4588060 = r4588058 * r4588059;
double r4588061 = r4588057 * r4588060;
double r4588062 = r4588056 - r4588061;
double r4588063 = sqrt(r4588062);
double r4588064 = r4588062 * r4588063;
double r4588065 = r4588056 * r4588053;
double r4588066 = r4588064 - r4588065;
double r4588067 = r4588053 * r4588063;
double r4588068 = r4588067 + r4588056;
double r4588069 = r4588062 + r4588068;
double r4588070 = r4588066 / r4588069;
double r4588071 = r4588070 / r4588060;
double r4588072 = -0.5;
double r4588073 = r4588057 / r4588053;
double r4588074 = r4588072 * r4588073;
double r4588075 = r4588055 ? r4588071 : r4588074;
return r4588075;
}



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)))