\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le 0.002154215776069303128065213215336370922159:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)\right) - b \cdot b}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)}}}{3 \cdot a}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\
\end{array}double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r4547411 = b;
double r4547412 = -r4547411;
double r4547413 = r4547411 * r4547411;
double r4547414 = 3.0;
double r4547415 = a;
double r4547416 = r4547414 * r4547415;
double r4547417 = c;
double r4547418 = r4547416 * r4547417;
double r4547419 = r4547413 - r4547418;
double r4547420 = sqrt(r4547419);
double r4547421 = r4547412 + r4547420;
double r4547422 = r4547421 / r4547416;
return r4547422;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r4547423 = b;
double r4547424 = 0.002154215776069303;
bool r4547425 = r4547423 <= r4547424;
double r4547426 = r4547423 * r4547423;
double r4547427 = c;
double r4547428 = 3.0;
double r4547429 = a;
double r4547430 = r4547428 * r4547429;
double r4547431 = r4547427 * r4547430;
double r4547432 = r4547426 - r4547431;
double r4547433 = r4547432 - r4547426;
double r4547434 = sqrt(r4547432);
double r4547435 = r4547423 + r4547434;
double r4547436 = r4547433 / r4547435;
double r4547437 = r4547436 / r4547430;
double r4547438 = -0.5;
double r4547439 = r4547427 / r4547423;
double r4547440 = r4547438 * r4547439;
double r4547441 = r4547425 ? r4547437 : r4547440;
return r4547441;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < 0.002154215776069303Initial program 21.0
Simplified21.0
rmApplied flip--20.9
Simplified20.0
if 0.002154215776069303 < b Initial program 46.3
Simplified46.3
Taylor expanded around inf 10.2
Final simplification11.1
herbie shell --seed 2019179
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical, 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) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))