\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r58241 = b;
double r58242 = -r58241;
double r58243 = r58241 * r58241;
double r58244 = 3.0;
double r58245 = a;
double r58246 = r58244 * r58245;
double r58247 = c;
double r58248 = r58246 * r58247;
double r58249 = r58243 - r58248;
double r58250 = sqrt(r58249);
double r58251 = r58242 + r58250;
double r58252 = r58251 / r58246;
return r58252;
}
double f(double __attribute__((unused)) a, double b, double c) {
double r58253 = -0.5;
double r58254 = c;
double r58255 = b;
double r58256 = r58254 / r58255;
double r58257 = r58253 * r58256;
return r58257;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
Initial program 52.5
Simplified52.5
Taylor expanded around inf 6.2
Final simplification6.2
herbie shell --seed 2019303 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical, wide range"
:precision binary64
:pre (and (< 4.93038e-32 a 2.02824e31) (< 4.93038e-32 b 2.02824e31) (< 4.93038e-32 c 2.02824e31))
(/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))