\[1.1102230246251565404236316680908203125 \cdot 10^{-16} \lt a \lt 9007199254740992 \land 1.1102230246251565404236316680908203125 \cdot 10^{-16} \lt b \lt 9007199254740992 \land 1.1102230246251565404236316680908203125 \cdot 10^{-16} \lt c \lt 9007199254740992\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r8187 = b;
        double r8188 = -r8187;
        double r8189 = r8187 * r8187;
        double r8190 = 4.0;
        double r8191 = a;
        double r8192 = r8190 * r8191;
        double r8193 = c;
        double r8194 = r8192 * r8193;
        double r8195 = r8189 - r8194;
        double r8196 = sqrt(r8195);
        double r8197 = r8188 + r8196;
        double r8198 = 2.0;
        double r8199 = r8198 * r8191;
        double r8200 = r8197 / r8199;
        return r8200;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, 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) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))

Backtrace

atab-pick-alt: contract violation expected: alt? given: '(#<alt (λ (a b c) (/ (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* c a) 4.0))) b) 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:13.3LC
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