Average Error: 43.7 → 0.2
Time: 6.9s
Precision: binary64
\[1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < a \land a < 9007199254740992 \land 1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < b \land b < 9007199254740992 \land 1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < c \land c < 9007199254740992\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 3\right) \cdot a}}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
↓
\frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 3\right) \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
 (/ c (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 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 c / (-b - sqrt((b * b) - ((c * 3.0) * a)));
}

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 43.7

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

  3. Applied flip-+_binary64_142943.7

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

  4. Simplified0.4

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

  6. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary64_14550.4

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

  7. Applied times-frac_binary64_14610.2

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

  8. Applied times-frac_binary64_14610.3

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

  9. Simplified0.2

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

  10. Simplified0.2

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

  12. Applied pow1_binary64_15160.2

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

  13. Applied pow1_binary64_15160.2

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

  14. Applied pow-prod-down_binary64_15260.2

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

  15. Simplified0.2

    \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(3 \cdot a\right)}}\right)}}^{1}\]
  16. Using strategy rm

  17. Applied associate-*r*_binary64_13950.2

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

  18. Final simplification0.2

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020281 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical, medium range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 a 9007199254740992.0) (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 b 9007199254740992.0) (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 c 9007199254740992.0))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))