\[\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(x \cdot 18\right) \cdot y\right) \cdot z\right) \cdot t - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot t\right) + b \cdot c\right) - \left(x \cdot 4\right) \cdot i\right) - \left(j \cdot 27\right) \cdot k\]
\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(x \cdot 18\right) \cdot y\right) \cdot z\right) \cdot t - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot t\right) + b \cdot c\right) - \left(x \cdot 4\right) \cdot i\right) - \left(j \cdot 27\right) \cdot k
double f(double x, double y, double z, double t, double a, double b, double c, double i, double j, double k) {
        double r8789 = x;
        double r8790 = 18.0;
        double r8791 = r8789 * r8790;
        double r8792 = y;
        double r8793 = r8791 * r8792;
        double r8794 = z;
        double r8795 = r8793 * r8794;
        double r8796 = t;
        double r8797 = r8795 * r8796;
        double r8798 = a;
        double r8799 = 4.0;
        double r8800 = r8798 * r8799;
        double r8801 = r8800 * r8796;
        double r8802 = r8797 - r8801;
        double r8803 = b;
        double r8804 = c;
        double r8805 = r8803 * r8804;
        double r8806 = r8802 + r8805;
        double r8807 = r8789 * r8799;
        double r8808 = i;
        double r8809 = r8807 * r8808;
        double r8810 = r8806 - r8809;
        double r8811 = j;
        double r8812 = 27.0;
        double r8813 = r8811 * r8812;
        double r8814 = k;
        double r8815 = r8813 * r8814;
        double r8816 = r8810 - r8815;
        return r8816;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 
(FPCore (x y z t a b c i j k)
  :name "Diagrams.Solve.Polynomial:cubForm  from diagrams-solve-0.1"
  (- (- (+ (- (* (* (* (* x 18.0) y) z) t) (* (* a 4.0) t)) (* b c)) (* (* x 4.0) i)) (* (* j 27.0) k)))

Backtrace

atab-pick-alt: contract violation expected: alt? given: '(#<alt (λ (x y z t a b c i j k) (- (- (+ (- (* (* (* (* x 18.0) y) z) t) (* (* a 4.0) t)) (* b c)) (* (* x 4.0) i)) (* (* j 27.0) k)))>) 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