\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r8102 = b;
        double r8103 = 0.0;
        bool r8104 = r8102 >= r8103;
        double r8105 = 2.0;
        double r8106 = c;
        double r8107 = r8105 * r8106;
        double r8108 = -r8102;
        double r8109 = r8102 * r8102;
        double r8110 = 4.0;
        double r8111 = a;
        double r8112 = r8110 * r8111;
        double r8113 = r8112 * r8106;
        double r8114 = r8109 - r8113;
        double r8115 = sqrt(r8114);
        double r8116 = r8108 - r8115;
        double r8117 = r8107 / r8116;
        double r8118 = r8108 + r8115;
        double r8119 = r8105 * r8111;
        double r8120 = r8118 / r8119;
        double r8121 = r8104 ? r8117 : r8120;
        return r8121;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- 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) (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) 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