\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r8958 = b;
        double r8959 = -r8958;
        double r8960 = r8958 * r8958;
        double r8961 = 4.0;
        double r8962 = a;
        double r8963 = c;
        double r8964 = r8962 * r8963;
        double r8965 = r8961 * r8964;
        double r8966 = r8960 - r8965;
        double r8967 = sqrt(r8966);
        double r8968 = r8959 - r8967;
        double r8969 = 2.0;
        double r8970 = r8969 * r8962;
        double r8971 = r8968 / r8970;
        return r8971;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

Backtrace

atab-pick-alt: contract violation expected: alt? given: '(#<alt (λ (a b c) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* a (* 4.0 c))))) (* 2.0 a)))>) in: the range of the #:picking-func argument of (-> alt-table? #:only-fresh boolean? #:picking-func (-> (listof alt?) alt?) (values alt? alt-table?)) contract from: /data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt blaming: /data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt (assuming the contract is correct) at: /data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt:13.3		L	C
raise-blame-error16	/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/contract/private/blame.rkt	347	0
(unnamed)	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt	59	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/contract/private/arrow-val-first.rkt	388	18
choose-best-alt!	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt	110	0
run-iter!	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt	319	0
for-loop	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt	353	4
run-improve43	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt	338	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt	261	28
run	/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt	39	2
profile-thunk16	/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt	9	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt	261	28