\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 0.1273142573446926772984255649134865961969:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \left(b \cdot b - 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\
\end{array}double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r69201 = b;
double r69202 = -r69201;
double r69203 = r69201 * r69201;
double r69204 = 3.0;
double r69205 = a;
double r69206 = r69204 * r69205;
double r69207 = c;
double r69208 = r69206 * r69207;
double r69209 = r69203 - r69208;
double r69210 = sqrt(r69209);
double r69211 = r69202 + r69210;
double r69212 = r69211 / r69206;
return r69212;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r69213 = b;
double r69214 = 0.12731425734469268;
bool r69215 = r69213 <= r69214;
double r69216 = r69213 * r69213;
double r69217 = 3.0;
double r69218 = a;
double r69219 = c;
double r69220 = r69218 * r69219;
double r69221 = r69217 * r69220;
double r69222 = r69216 - r69221;
double r69223 = r69216 - r69222;
double r69224 = -r69213;
double r69225 = r69217 * r69218;
double r69226 = r69225 * r69219;
double r69227 = r69216 - r69226;
double r69228 = sqrt(r69227);
double r69229 = r69224 - r69228;
double r69230 = r69223 / r69229;
double r69231 = r69230 / r69225;
double r69232 = -0.5;
double r69233 = r69219 / r69213;
double r69234 = r69232 * r69233;
double r69235 = r69215 ? r69231 : r69234;
return r69235;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < 0.12731425734469268Initial program 23.6
rmApplied flip-+23.6
Simplified22.6
if 0.12731425734469268 < b Initial program 46.8
Taylor expanded around inf 9.8
Final simplification11.5
herbie shell --seed 2019209 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical, medium range"
:precision binary64
:pre (and (< 1.11022e-16 a 9.0072e15) (< 1.11022e-16 b 9.0072e15) (< 1.11022e-16 c 9.0072e15))
(/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))