Average Error: 34.8 → 10.4
Time: 5.4s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.29357534225476664 \cdot 10^{102}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.1727389675384888 \cdot 10^{-123}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -2.29357534225476664 \cdot 10^{102}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.1727389675384888 \cdot 10^{-123}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a));
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -2.2935753422547666e+102)) {
		VAR = ((0.5 * (c / b)) - (0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= 1.1727389675384888e-123)) {
			VAR_1 = ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) * (1.0 / (3.0 * a)));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = (-0.5 * (c / b));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -2.2935753422547666e+102

    1. Initial program 49.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]

    if -2.2935753422547666e+102 < b < 1.1727389675384888e-123

    1. Initial program 12.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv12.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}}\]

    if 1.1727389675384888e-123 < b

    1. Initial program 51.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 11.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.29357534225476664 \cdot 10^{102}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.1727389675384888 \cdot 10^{-123}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020106 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))