\[\left(x.re \cdot x.re - x.im \cdot x.im\right) \cdot x.im + \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.re\]
\left(x.re \cdot x.re - x.im \cdot x.im\right) \cdot x.im + \left(x.re \cdot x.im + x.im \cdot x.re\right) \cdot x.re
double f(double x_re, double x_im) {
        double r8962 = x_re;
        double r8963 = r8962 * r8962;
        double r8964 = x_im;
        double r8965 = r8964 * r8964;
        double r8966 = r8963 - r8965;
        double r8967 = r8966 * r8964;
        double r8968 = r8962 * r8964;
        double r8969 = r8964 * r8962;
        double r8970 = r8968 + r8969;
        double r8971 = r8970 * r8962;
        double r8972 = r8967 + r8971;
        return r8972;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 
(FPCore (x.re x.im)
  :name "math.cube on complex, imaginary part"

  :herbie-target
  (+ (* (* x.re x.im) (* 2.0 x.re)) (* (* x.im (- x.re x.im)) (+ x.re x.im)))

  (+ (* (- (* x.re x.re) (* x.im x.im)) x.im) (* (+ (* x.re x.im) (* x.im x.re)) x.re)))

Backtrace

atab-pick-alt: contract violation expected: alt? given: '(#<alt (λ (x.re x.im) (+ (* (- (* x.re x.re) (* x.im x.im)) x.im) (* (+ (* x.re x.im) (* x.im x.re)) x.re)))>) 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:13.3LC
raise-blame-error16/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/contract/private/blame.rkt3470
(unnamed)/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt590
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/contract/private/arrow-val-first.rkt38818
choose-best-alt!/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt1100
run-iter!/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt3190
for-loop/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt3534
run-improve43/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt3380
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128
run/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt392
profile-thunk16/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt90
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128