Cubic critical

Average Error: 34.3 → 10.3

Time: 4.4s

Precision: binary64

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.7117071668807686 \cdot 10^{127}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.4653612034309402 \cdot 10^{-125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{3 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -1.7117071668807686e127

   1. Initial program 54.9

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

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.5

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

   if -1.7117071668807686e127 < b < 1.4653612034309402e-125

   1. Initial program 11.1

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

   3. Applied clear-num 11.2

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

   if 1.4653612034309402e-125 < b

   1. Initial program 51.0

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

   2. Taylor expanded around inf 11.5

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

4. Final simplification 10.3

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.7117071668807686 \cdot 10^{127}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.4653612034309402 \cdot 10^{-125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{3 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020150 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))