Average Error: 34.0 → 8.7
Time: 4.3s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.49282439757965242 \cdot 10^{116}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.1027212366102619 \cdot 10^{-136}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.93598854613370448 \cdot 10^{45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.49282439757965242 \cdot 10^{116}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.1027212366102619 \cdot 10^{-136}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.93598854613370448 \cdot 10^{45}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\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 ((b <= -2.4928243975796524e+116)) {
		VAR = ((double) (((double) (0.5 * ((double) (c / b)))) - ((double) (0.6666666666666666 * ((double) (b / a))))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= 6.102721236610262e-136)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))) * ((double) (1.0 / ((double) (3.0 * a))))));
		} else {
			double VAR_2;
			if ((b <= 2.9359885461337045e+45)) {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (((double) (((double) (0.0 + ((double) (3.0 * ((double) (a * c)))))) / ((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))))) / ((double) (3.0 * a))));
			} else {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (-0.5 * ((double) (c / b))));
			}
			VAR_1 = VAR_2;
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.4928243975796524e+116

    1. Initial program 51.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.1

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

    if -2.4928243975796524e+116 < b < 6.102721236610262e-136

    1. Initial program 11.2

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

    3. Applied div-inv11.3

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

    if 6.102721236610262e-136 < b < 2.9359885461337045e+45

    1. Initial program 36.5

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

    3. Applied flip-+36.5

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

    4. Simplified16.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\]

    if 2.9359885461337045e+45 < b

    1. Initial program 57.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.8

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

  4. Final simplification8.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.49282439757965242 \cdot 10^{116}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.1027212366102619 \cdot 10^{-136}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.93598854613370448 \cdot 10^{45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020122 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3 a) c)))) (* 3 a)))