Average Error: 34.3 → 6.9
Time: 5.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.36248423610637 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -7.348636022193456 \cdot 10^{-298}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)}}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.0729035470079235 \cdot 10^{+71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{1.5 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -2.36248423610637 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le -7.348636022193456 \cdot 10^{-298}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)}}{a \cdot 3}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.0729035470079235 \cdot 10^{+71}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{1.5 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (3.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (3.0 * a))));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -2.36248423610637e+134)) {
		VAR = ((double) (((double) (((double) (c / b)) * 0.5)) - ((double) (0.6666666666666666 * ((double) (b / a))))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= -7.348636022193456e-298)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 3.0)))))))))) / ((double) (a * 3.0))));
		} else {
			double VAR_2;
			if ((b <= 1.0729035470079235e+71)) {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (c / ((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (3.0 * ((double) (c * a))))))))))));
			} else {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (c / ((double) (((double) (1.5 * ((double) (c * ((double) (a / b)))))) + ((double) (b * -2.0))))));
			}
			VAR_1 = VAR_2;
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.3624842361063701e134

    1. Initial program 57.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]

    3. Simplified2.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]

    if -2.3624842361063701e134 < b < -7.3486360221934562e-298

    1. Initial program 9.4

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

    if -7.3486360221934562e-298 < b < 1.07290354700792347e71

    1. Initial program 31.0

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

    3. Applied flip-+31.0

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

    4. Simplified16.7

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

    5. Simplified16.6

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

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity16.6

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

    8. Applied times-frac16.7

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

    9. Applied times-frac16.6

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

    10. Simplified16.6

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

    11. Simplified9.3

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

    if 1.07290354700792347e71 < b

    1. Initial program 57.3

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

    3. Applied flip-+57.3

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

    4. Simplified30.2

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

    5. Simplified30.2

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

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity30.2

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

    8. Applied times-frac30.2

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

    9. Applied times-frac30.1

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

    10. Simplified30.1

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

    11. Simplified27.1

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

    12. Taylor expanded around inf 7.0

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \left(1 \cdot \frac{c}{\color{blue}{1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}\right)\]

    13. Simplified3.2

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \left(1 \cdot \frac{c}{\color{blue}{1.5 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}}\right)\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.36248423610637 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -7.348636022193456 \cdot 10^{-298}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)}}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.0729035470079235 \cdot 10^{+71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{1.5 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020184 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))