Average Error: 34.4 → 7.0
Time: 4.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.30711257927562294 \cdot 10^{54}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.61080407946696689 \cdot 10^{-273}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.86870674903670909 \cdot 10^{103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c}{1}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -1.30711257927562294e54

    1. Initial program 37.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.4

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

    if -1.30711257927562294e54 < b < -1.61080407946696689e-273

    1. Initial program 9.6

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

    3. Applied associate-/r*9.6

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

    if -1.61080407946696689e-273 < b < 9.86870674903670909e103

    1. Initial program 31.9

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

    3. Applied flip-+32.0

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

    4. Simplified16.3

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

    6. Applied clear-num16.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{3 \cdot a}{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}}\]

    7. Simplified15.7

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

    8. Taylor expanded around 0 9.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{c}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}\]
    9. Using strategy rm

    10. Applied associate-/r*9.2

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

    11. Simplified9.1

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

    if 9.86870674903670909e103 < b

    1. Initial program 59.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 2.8

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

  4. Final simplification7.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.30711257927562294 \cdot 10^{54}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.61080407946696689 \cdot 10^{-273}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.86870674903670909 \cdot 10^{103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c}{1}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020149 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))