Average Error: 28.5 → 16.5
Time: 4.3s
Precision: binary64
\[1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-08} < a \land a < 94906265.62425156 \land 1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-08} < b \land b < 94906265.62425156 \land 1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-08} < c \land c < 94906265.62425156\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 11590.221751310544:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) - b \cdot b}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b} \cdot -0.5}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 11590.221751310544:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) - b \cdot b}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\

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

\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 11590.221751310544)
   (/
    (/
     (- (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)) (* b b))
     (+ b (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))))
    (* 3.0 a))
   (/ (* (/ (* a c) b) -0.5) a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + sqrt((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) / (3.0 * a);
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= 11590.221751310544) {
		tmp = ((((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)) - (b * b)) / (b + sqrt((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (((a * c) / b) * -0.5) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < 11590.2217513105443

    1. Initial program 19.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified19.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied flip--_binary6419.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    5. Simplified18.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) - b \cdot b}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    6. Simplified18.2

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

    if 11590.2217513105443 < b

    1. Initial program 38.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified38.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 14.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}}{3 \cdot a}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied associate-/r*_binary6414.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1.5 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{3}}{a}}\]
    6. Simplified14.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a \cdot c}{b} \cdot -0.5}}{a}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification16.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 11590.221751310544:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) - b \cdot b}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b} \cdot -0.5}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020232 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical, narrow range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 a 94906265.62425156) (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 b 94906265.62425156) (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 c 94906265.62425156))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))