\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 r128393 = b;
double r128394 = -r128393;
double r128395 = r128393 * r128393;
double r128396 = 3.0;
double r128397 = a;
double r128398 = r128396 * r128397;
double r128399 = c;
double r128400 = r128398 * r128399;
double r128401 = r128395 - r128400;
double r128402 = sqrt(r128401);
double r128403 = r128394 + r128402;
double r128404 = r128403 / r128398;
return r128404;
}
double f(double __attribute__((unused)) a, double b, double c) {
double r128405 = -0.5;
double r128406 = c;
double r128407 = b;
double r128408 = r128406 / r128407;
double r128409 = r128405 * r128408;
return r128409;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
Initial program 52.3
Simplified52.3
Taylor expanded around inf 6.4
Final simplification6.4
herbie shell --seed 2019323
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical, wide range"
:precision binary64
:pre (and (< 4.93038e-32 a 2.02824e+31) (< 4.93038e-32 b 2.02824e+31) (< 4.93038e-32 c 2.02824e+31))
(/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))