\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r85690 = b;
double r85691 = -r85690;
double r85692 = r85690 * r85690;
double r85693 = 3.0;
double r85694 = a;
double r85695 = r85693 * r85694;
double r85696 = c;
double r85697 = r85695 * r85696;
double r85698 = r85692 - r85697;
double r85699 = sqrt(r85698);
double r85700 = r85691 + r85699;
double r85701 = r85700 / r85695;
return r85701;
}
double f(double __attribute__((unused)) a, double b, double c) {
double r85702 = c;
double r85703 = b;
double r85704 = r85702 / r85703;
double r85705 = -0.5;
double r85706 = r85704 * r85705;
return r85706;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
Initial program 52.4
Taylor expanded around inf 6.3
Simplified6.3
Final simplification6.3
herbie shell --seed 2019194 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical, wide range"
:pre (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 a 2.028240960365167e+31) (< 4.930380657631324e-32 b 2.028240960365167e+31) (< 4.930380657631324e-32 c 2.028240960365167e+31))
(/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))