Average Error: 34.5 → 6.6
Time: 5.0s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.3740666575718133 \cdot 10^{+149}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -4.511854892223982 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7144293381871665 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.3740666575718133 \cdot 10^{+149}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -4.511854892223982 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{3}}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7144293381871665 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))
↓
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -1.3740666575718133e+149)
   (- (* (/ c b) 0.5) (* 0.6666666666666666 (/ b a)))
   (if (<= b -4.511854892223982e-306)
     (/ (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 3.0)))) b) 3.0) a)
     (if (<= b 2.7144293381871665e+129)
       (- (/ c (+ b (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 3.0)))))))
       (* (/ c b) -0.5)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (((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 tmp;
	if ((b <= -1.3740666575718133e+149)) {
		tmp = ((double) (((double) ((c / b) * 0.5)) - ((double) (0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)))));
	} else {
		double tmp_1;
		if ((b <= -4.511854892223982e-306)) {
			tmp_1 = ((((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 3.0)))))))) - b)) / 3.0) / a);
		} else {
			double tmp_2;
			if ((b <= 2.7144293381871665e+129)) {
				tmp_2 = ((double) -((c / ((double) (b + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 3.0)))))))))))));
			} else {
				tmp_2 = ((double) ((c / b) * -0.5));
			}
			tmp_1 = tmp_2;
		}
		tmp = tmp_1;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -1.3740666575718133e149

    1. Initial program 61.9

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

    2. Simplified61.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.2

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

    4. Simplified3.2

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

    if -1.3740666575718133e149 < b < -4.51185489222398209e-306

    1. Initial program 8.5

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

    2. Simplified8.5

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

    4. Applied associate-/r*_binary648.5

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

    if -4.51185489222398209e-306 < b < 2.7144293381871665e129

    1. Initial program 33.9

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

    2. Simplified33.9

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

    4. Applied flip--_binary6433.9

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

    5. Simplified16.3

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

    6. Simplified16.3

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

    8. Applied distribute-frac-neg_binary6416.3

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

    9. Applied distribute-frac-neg_binary6416.3

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

    10. Simplified8.4

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

    if 2.7144293381871665e129 < b

    1. Initial program 61.7

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

    2. Simplified61.7

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 2.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.3740666575718133 \cdot 10^{+149}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 0.5 - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -4.511854892223982 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7144293381871665 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020210 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))