Average Error: 43.4 → 9.8
Time: 4.8s
Precision: 64
\[1.11022 \cdot 10^{-16} \lt a \lt 9.0072 \cdot 10^{15} \land 1.11022 \cdot 10^{-16} \lt b \lt 9.0072 \cdot 10^{15} \land 1.11022 \cdot 10^{-16} \lt c \lt 9.0072 \cdot 10^{15}\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \le -1.093397522994541 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \le -1.093397522994541 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \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 code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (3.0 * a))));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (3.0 * a)))) <= -1.0933975229945409e-06)) {
		VAR = ((double) (((double) (((double) fma(b, b, ((double) -(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))))) / ((double) (3.0 * a))));
	} else {
		VAR = ((double) (-0.5 * ((double) (c / b))));
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)) < -1.0933975229945409e-06

    1. Initial program 20.6

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

    3. Applied flip-+20.6

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

    4. Simplified19.8

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

    if -1.0933975229945409e-06 < (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a))

    1. Initial program 52.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 5.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \le -1.093397522994541 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020121 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical, medium range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 1.11022e-16 a 9.0072e+15) (< 1.11022e-16 b 9.0072e+15) (< 1.11022e-16 c 9.0072e+15))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))