\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 -3.5812949048043538 \cdot 10^{-96}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{3 \cdot a}\\
\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.486208249157789 \cdot 10^{124}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\frac{c}{1}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\frac{c}{1}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)\right)}\\
\end{array}double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r89980 = b;
double r89981 = -r89980;
double r89982 = r89980 * r89980;
double r89983 = 3.0;
double r89984 = a;
double r89985 = r89983 * r89984;
double r89986 = c;
double r89987 = r89985 * r89986;
double r89988 = r89982 - r89987;
double r89989 = sqrt(r89988);
double r89990 = r89981 + r89989;
double r89991 = r89990 / r89985;
return r89991;
}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
double r89992 = b;
double r89993 = -3.581294904804354e-96;
bool r89994 = r89992 <= r89993;
double r89995 = 1.5;
double r89996 = a;
double r89997 = c;
double r89998 = r89996 * r89997;
double r89999 = r89998 / r89992;
double r90000 = r89995 * r89999;
double r90001 = 2.0;
double r90002 = r90001 * r89992;
double r90003 = r90000 - r90002;
double r90004 = 3.0;
double r90005 = r90004 * r89996;
double r90006 = r90003 / r90005;
double r90007 = 5.486208249157789e+124;
bool r90008 = r89992 <= r90007;
double r90009 = 1.0;
double r90010 = r89997 / r90009;
double r90011 = r90009 / r90010;
double r90012 = -r89992;
double r90013 = r89992 * r89992;
double r90014 = r90004 * r89998;
double r90015 = r90013 - r90014;
double r90016 = sqrt(r90015);
double r90017 = r90012 - r90016;
double r90018 = r90011 * r90017;
double r90019 = r90009 / r90018;
double r90020 = r89992 - r90000;
double r90021 = r90012 - r90020;
double r90022 = r90011 * r90021;
double r90023 = r90009 / r90022;
double r90024 = r90008 ? r90019 : r90023;
double r90025 = r89994 ? r90006 : r90024;
return r90025;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < -3.581294904804354e-96Initial program 26.0
Taylor expanded around -inf 16.2
if -3.581294904804354e-96 < b < 5.486208249157789e+124Initial program 27.9
rmApplied flip-+29.8
Simplified17.4
rmApplied *-un-lft-identity17.4
Applied *-un-lft-identity17.4
Applied times-frac17.4
Applied associate-/l*17.6
Simplified16.9
rmApplied clear-num16.9
Simplified12.4
rmApplied associate-*l*12.3
if 5.486208249157789e+124 < b Initial program 61.3
rmApplied flip-+61.3
Simplified33.3
rmApplied *-un-lft-identity33.3
Applied *-un-lft-identity33.3
Applied times-frac33.3
Applied associate-/l*33.4
Simplified32.6
rmApplied clear-num32.6
Simplified32.1
Taylor expanded around inf 7.1
Final simplification12.5
herbie shell --seed 2020033
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "Cubic critical"
:precision binary64
(/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))