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

\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 r8735 = b;
        double r8736 = -r8735;
        double r8737 = r8735 * r8735;
        double r8738 = 4.0;
        double r8739 = a;
        double r8740 = r8738 * r8739;
        double r8741 = c;
        double r8742 = r8740 * r8741;
        double r8743 = r8737 - r8742;
        double r8744 = sqrt(r8743);
        double r8745 = r8736 + r8744;
        double r8746 = 2.0;
        double r8747 = r8746 * r8739;
        double r8748 = r8745 / r8747;
        return r8748;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"

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