Average Error: 33.7 → 13.2
Time: 8.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.96807693882257482 \cdot 10^{155}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.33376171781273028 \cdot 10^{-83}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.16307822112200282 \cdot 10^{125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -1.96807693882257482e155

    1. Initial program 64.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 11.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{3 \cdot a}\]

    if -1.96807693882257482e155 < b < 8.33376171781273028e-83

    1. Initial program 11.9

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

    if 8.33376171781273028e-83 < b < 2.16307822112200282e125

    1. Initial program 43.4

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

    3. Applied flip-+43.4

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

    4. Simplified15.4

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

    if 2.16307822112200282e125 < b

    1. Initial program 61.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 15.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}}{3 \cdot a}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification13.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.96807693882257482 \cdot 10^{155}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.33376171781273028 \cdot 10^{-83}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.16307822112200282 \cdot 10^{125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020162 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))