Average Error: 32.7 → 9.1
Time: 4.8s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.6104707893455453 \cdot 10^{97}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -6.5854743275815113 \cdot 10^{-280}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.6951445194983439 \cdot 10^{85}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.6104707893455453e97

    1. Initial program 47.1

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.0

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

    if -2.6104707893455453e97 < b < -6.5854743275815113e-280

    1. Initial program 10.3

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

    3. Applied div-inv10.3

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

    if -6.5854743275815113e-280 < b < 5.6951445194983439e85

    1. Initial program 30.6

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

    3. Applied flip-+30.6

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

    4. Simplified16.8

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

    if 5.6951445194983439e85 < b

    1. Initial program 59.1

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

    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 simplification9.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.6104707893455453 \cdot 10^{97}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -6.5854743275815113 \cdot 10^{-280}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.6951445194983439 \cdot 10^{85}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020157 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))