Average Error: 34.7 → 9.9
Time: 15.6s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.558298231144261 \cdot 10^{+141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.209665878076369 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
\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 -7.558298231144261 \cdot 10^{+141}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{3 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.209665878076369 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3}}{a}\\

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


\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 -7.558298231144261e+141)
   (/ (- (- b) b) (* 3.0 a))
   (if (<= b 9.209665878076369e-126)
     (/ (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))) b) 3.0) a)
     (* -0.5 (/ c b)))))
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 <= -7.558298231144261e+141) {
		tmp = (-b - b) / (3.0 * a);
	} else if (b <= 9.209665878076369e-126) {
		tmp = ((sqrt((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)) - b) / 3.0) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b);
	}
	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 < -7.5582982311442612e141

    1. Initial program 59.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 2.5

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

    3. Simplified2.5

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

    if -7.5582982311442612e141 < b < 9.20966587807636931e-126

    1. Initial program 11.3

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

    2. Applied associate-/r*_binary6411.3

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

    if 9.20966587807636931e-126 < b

    1. Initial program 51.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 10.5

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

  4. Final simplification9.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.558298231144261 \cdot 10^{+141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.209665878076369 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022055 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))