Average Error: 34.5 → 10.4
Time: 4.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.722835689509259 \cdot 10^{+119}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8863642337546708 \cdot 10^{-35}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -1.722835689509259 \cdot 10^{+119}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8863642337546708 \cdot 10^{-35}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a}\\

\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 -1.722835689509259e+119)
   (- (* 0.5 (/ c b)) (* 0.6666666666666666 (/ b a)))
   (if (<= b 1.8863642337546708e-35)
     (* (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 3.0)))) b) (/ 0.3333333333333333 a))
     (* (/ 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 <= -1.722835689509259e+119)) {
		tmp = ((double) (((double) (0.5 * (c / b))) - ((double) (0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)))));
	} else {
		double tmp_1;
		if ((b <= 1.8863642337546708e-35)) {
			tmp_1 = ((double) (((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 3.0)))))))) - b)) * (0.3333333333333333 / a)));
		} else {
			tmp_1 = ((double) ((c / b) * -0.5));
		}
		tmp = tmp_1;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.72283568950925888e119

    1. Initial program 52.9

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

    2. Simplified52.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.9

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

    if -1.72283568950925888e119 < b < 1.8863642337546708e-35

    1. Initial program 14.1

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

    2. Simplified14.1

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

    4. Applied div-inv_binary6414.2

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

    5. Simplified14.2

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{0.3333333333333333}{a}}\]

    if 1.8863642337546708e-35 < b

    1. Initial program 54.9

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

    2. Simplified54.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.7

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

  4. Final simplification10.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.722835689509259 \cdot 10^{+119}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8863642337546708 \cdot 10^{-35}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

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)))