Average Error: 28.7 → 0.3
Time: 6.8s
Precision: binary64
\[1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-08} < a \land a < 94906265.62425156 \land 1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-08} < b \land b < 94906265.62425156 \land 1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-08} < c \land c < 94906265.62425156\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\frac{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot \frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
↓
\frac{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot \frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))
↓
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/
  (* (* 3.0 a) (/ c (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))))))
  (* 3.0 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) {
	return ((3.0 * a) * (c / (-b - sqrt((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))))) / (3.0 * a);
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 28.7

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

  3. Applied flip-+_binary6428.7

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

  4. Simplified0.5

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

  6. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary640.5

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

  7. Applied times-frac_binary640.3

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

  8. Simplified0.3

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

  9. Simplified0.3

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

  10. Final simplification0.3

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020273 
(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)))