Average Error: 33.5 → 10.1
Time: 5.4s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.1102062341024787 \cdot 10^{+111}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.334233368061974 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -3.1102062341024787 \cdot 10^{+111}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.334233368061974 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{3}}{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 -3.1102062341024787e+111)
   (- (* 0.5 (/ c b)) (* 0.6666666666666666 (/ b a)))
   (if (<= b 7.334233368061974e-50)
     (/ (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 3.0)))) b) 3.0) a)
     (* (/ c b) -0.5))))
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 <= -3.1102062341024787e+111) {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b)) - (0.6666666666666666 * (b / a));
	} else if (b <= 7.334233368061974e-50) {
		tmp = ((sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0))) - b) / 3.0) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) * -0.5;
	}
	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 3 regimes

  2. if b < -3.1102062341024787e111

    1. Initial program 50.4

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

    2. Simplified50.4

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.7

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

    if -3.1102062341024787e111 < b < 7.33423336806197363e-50

    1. Initial program 13.3

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

    2. Simplified13.3

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

    4. Applied associate-/r*_binary64_513713.4

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

    if 7.33423336806197363e-50 < b

    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 8.3

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

  4. Final simplification10.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.1102062341024787 \cdot 10^{+111}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.334233368061974 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020342 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))