Average Error: 34.0 → 11.0
Time: 10.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.666147932669531 \cdot 10^{+93}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8586457953181464 \cdot 10^{-134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.666147932669531 \cdot 10^{+93}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8586457953181464 \cdot 10^{-134}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\

\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 -4.666147932669531e+93)
   (- (* 0.5 (/ c b)) (* 0.6666666666666666 (/ b a)))
   (if (<= b 1.8586457953181464e-134)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 3.0)))) b) (* a 3.0))
     (* (/ 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 <= -4.666147932669531e+93) {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b)) - (0.6666666666666666 * (b / a));
	} else if (b <= 1.8586457953181464e-134) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0))) - b) / (a * 3.0);
	} 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 < -4.6661479326695308e93

    1. Initial program 44.6

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

    2. Simplified44.6

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.9

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

    if -4.6661479326695308e93 < b < 1.8586457953181464e-134

    1. Initial program 12.0

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

    if 1.8586457953181464e-134 < b

    1. Initial program 50.5

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

    2. Simplified50.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 12.4

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

  4. Final simplification11.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.666147932669531 \cdot 10^{+93}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8586457953181464 \cdot 10^{-134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021027 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))