Average Error: 43.8 → 0.5
Time: 16.2s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 20480
\[\left(\left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < a \land a < 9007199254740992\right) \land \left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < b \land b < 9007199254740992\right)\right) \land \left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < c \land c < 9007199254740992\right)\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
\[\frac{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\right)}} \cdot {\left(a \cdot 3\right)}^{-1} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (/ (* c (* a -3.0)) (+ b (sqrt (fma b b (* -3.0 (* c a))))))
  (pow (* a 3.0) -1.0)))
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 * (a * -3.0)) / (b + sqrt(fma(b, b, (-3.0 * (c * a)))))) * pow((a * 3.0), -1.0);
}
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(3.0 * a) * c)))) / Float64(3.0 * a))
end
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(c * Float64(a * -3.0)) / Float64(b + sqrt(fma(b, b, Float64(-3.0 * Float64(c * a)))))) * (Float64(a * 3.0) ^ -1.0))
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-b) + N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[(N[(c * N[(a * -3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(b + N[Sqrt[N[(b * b + N[(-3.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Power[N[(a * 3.0), $MachinePrecision], -1.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
\frac{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\right)}} \cdot {\left(a \cdot 3\right)}^{-1}

Error

Derivation

  1. Initial program 43.8

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
  2. Simplified43.7

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a}} \]
    Proof
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 c (*.f64 a -3)))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 c (*.f64 a (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 3)))))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 c (Rewrite<= distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 a 3)))))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 c (neg.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 3 a)))))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (Rewrite<= distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 c (*.f64 3 a)))))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (neg.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c))))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (Rewrite<= fma-neg_binary64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) b) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 15 points increase in error, 4 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (Rewrite<= unsub-neg_binary64 (+.f64 (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c))) (neg.f64 b))) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (Rewrite<= +-commutative_binary64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c))))) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (Rewrite<= /-rgt-identity_binary64 (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) 1)) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (*.f64 -1 -1))) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-/l/_binary64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1) -1)) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (+.f64 (Rewrite=> neg-sub0_binary64 (-.f64 0 b)) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite=> associate-+l-_binary64 (-.f64 0 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))))) -1) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite=> sub0-neg_binary64 (neg.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))))) -1) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite=> neg-mul-1_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))))) -1) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite=> *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1)) -1) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite=> associate-/l*_binary64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (/.f64 -1 -1))) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (Rewrite=> metadata-eval 1)) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite=> /-rgt-identity_binary64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c))))) -1) (/.f64 1/3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1) (/.f64 (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (/.f64 1 3)) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1) (/.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 -1)) 3) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1) (Rewrite<= associate-/r*_binary64 (/.f64 (neg.f64 -1) (*.f64 3 a)))): 25 points increase in error, 21 points decrease in error
    (Rewrite<= times-frac_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (neg.f64 -1)) (*.f64 -1 (*.f64 3 a)))): 13 points increase in error, 7 points decrease in error
    (/.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (neg.f64 -1)) (Rewrite=> *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) -1))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (Rewrite=> times-frac_binary64 (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) (/.f64 (neg.f64 -1) -1))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) (/.f64 (Rewrite=> metadata-eval 1) -1)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) (Rewrite=> metadata-eval -1)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (Rewrite=> associate-*l/_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) -1) (*.f64 3 a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (/.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))))) (*.f64 3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (/.f64 (Rewrite<= neg-mul-1_binary64 (neg.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))))) (*.f64 3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (/.f64 (Rewrite<= sub0-neg_binary64 (-.f64 0 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))))) (*.f64 3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (/.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-+l-_binary64 (+.f64 (-.f64 0 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c))))) (*.f64 3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (/.f64 (+.f64 (Rewrite<= neg-sub0_binary64 (neg.f64 b)) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
  3. Applied egg-rr44.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left({\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{0.25} + \sqrt{b}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{0.25} - \sqrt{b}\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a} \]
  4. Applied egg-rr43.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -3\right) - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -3\right)} + b}} \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a} \]
  5. Taylor expanded in b around 0 0.6

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -3\right)} + b} \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a} \]
  6. Simplified0.6

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -3\right)} + b} \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a} \]
    Proof
    (*.f64 c (*.f64 a -3)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 c (*.f64 a (Rewrite<= rem-square-sqrt_binary64 (*.f64 (sqrt.f64 -3) (sqrt.f64 -3))))): 256 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 c (*.f64 a (Rewrite<= unpow2_binary64 (pow.f64 (sqrt.f64 -3) 2)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (Rewrite<= associate-*l*_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 c a) (pow.f64 (sqrt.f64 -3) 2))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (*.f64 c a) (Rewrite=> unpow2_binary64 (*.f64 (sqrt.f64 -3) (sqrt.f64 -3)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
    (*.f64 (*.f64 c a) (Rewrite=> rem-square-sqrt_binary64 -3)): 0 points increase in error, 256 points decrease in error
    (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 -3 (*.f64 c a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
  7. Applied egg-rr0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -3\right)} + b} \cdot \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot 3\right)}^{-1}} \]
  8. Final simplification0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\right)}} \cdot {\left(a \cdot 3\right)}^{-1} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error0.6
Cost14016
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := -3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\\ \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a} \cdot \frac{t_0}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, t_0\right)}} \end{array} \]
Alternative 2
Error0.6
Cost14016
\[\frac{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -3 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\right)}} \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a} \]
Alternative 3
Error6.1
Cost13696
\[\mathsf{fma}\left(-0.5, \frac{c}{b}, \frac{a \cdot \left(\left(c \cdot c\right) \cdot -0.375\right)}{{b}^{3}}\right) \]
Alternative 4
Error6.1
Cost7232
\[\frac{c}{b} \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.375, c \cdot \frac{a}{b \cdot b}, -0.5\right) \]
Alternative 5
Error12.3
Cost320
\[\frac{-0.5}{\frac{b}{c}} \]
Alternative 6
Error12.1
Cost320
\[-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} \]

Error

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022317 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical, medium range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (and (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 a) (< a 9007199254740992.0)) (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 b) (< b 9007199254740992.0))) (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 c) (< c 9007199254740992.0)))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))