Cubic critical

Average Error: 34.2 → 10.2

Time: 5.0s

Precision: binary64

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.4133850058944391 \cdot 10^{88}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.37777594962936928 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{3 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -1.4133850058944391e88

   1. Initial program 44.1

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

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.7

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

   if -1.4133850058944391e88 < b < 6.37777594962936928e-64

   1. Initial program 13.9

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

   3. Applied clear-num 13.9

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

   if 6.37777594962936928e-64 < b

   1. Initial program 53.7

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

   2. Taylor expanded around inf 8.3

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

4. Final simplification 10.2

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.4133850058944391 \cdot 10^{88}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.66666666666666663 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.37777594962936928 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{3 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020161 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))