Average Error: 43.7 → 0.3
Time: 17.2s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 13952
\[\left(\left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < a \land a < 9007199254740992\right) \land \left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < b \land b < 9007199254740992\right)\right) \land \left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < c \land c < 9007199254740992\right)\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
\[\frac{-c}{a \cdot \left(\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\right)} \]
(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 (+ (/ b a) (/ (sqrt (fma a (* c -3.0) (* b b))) 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 / (a * ((b / a) + (sqrt(fma(a, (c * -3.0), (b * b))) / a)));
}
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(-c) / Float64(a * Float64(Float64(b / a) + Float64(sqrt(fma(a, Float64(c * -3.0), Float64(b * b))) / a))))
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[((-c) / N[(a * N[(N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(c * -3.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a}
\frac{-c}{a \cdot \left(\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\right)}

Error

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. Simplified43.7

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

    [Start]43.7

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

    *-lft-identity [<=]43.7

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

    metadata-eval [<=]43.7

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

    times-frac [<=]43.7

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

    neg-mul-1 [<=]43.7

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

    distribute-rgt-neg-in [=>]43.7

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

    times-frac [=>]43.7

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

    *-commutative [=>]43.7

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

    neg-mul-1 [=>]43.7

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

    neg-sub0 [=>]43.7

    \[ \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0 - b\right)} + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{-1 \cdot a} \cdot \frac{-1}{3} \]

    associate-+l- [=>]43.7

    \[ \frac{\color{blue}{0 - \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{-1 \cdot a} \cdot \frac{-1}{3} \]

    sub0-neg [=>]43.7

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

    neg-mul-1 [=>]43.7

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

    times-frac [=>]43.7

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

    metadata-eval [=>]43.7

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

    *-lft-identity [=>]43.7

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

    cancel-sign-sub-inv [=>]43.7

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

    +-commutative [=>]43.7

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

    *-commutative [=>]43.7

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

    distribute-lft-neg-in [=>]43.7

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

    associate-*r* [=>]43.7

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

    *-commutative [=>]43.7

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

    fma-def [=>]43.7

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

    metadata-eval [=>]43.7

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

    metadata-eval [=>]43.7

    \[ \frac{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a} \cdot \color{blue}{-0.3333333333333333} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr44.0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\frac{b}{a} \cdot \frac{b}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\right) \cdot -0.3333333333333333}{\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}}} \]
  4. Simplified43.2

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

    [Start]44.0

    \[ \frac{\left(\frac{b}{a} \cdot \frac{b}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\right) \cdot -0.3333333333333333}{\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}} \]

    associate-/l* [=>]44.0

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

    associate-/r/ [=>]44.0

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

    associate-*l/ [=>]43.6

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

    associate-*r/ [=>]43.4

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

    rem-square-sqrt [=>]43.2

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

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{3 \cdot \frac{c}{a}}}{\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}} \cdot -0.3333333333333333 \]
  6. Applied egg-rr0.5

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{\left(\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\right) \cdot \frac{a}{c}}} \]
  7. Applied egg-rr0.3

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

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

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error0.5
Cost7744
\[\frac{-1}{\left(\frac{b}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)}}{a}\right) \cdot \frac{a}{c}} \]
Alternative 2
Error6.0
Cost7104
\[\frac{-1}{\mathsf{fma}\left(-1.5, \frac{a}{b}, \frac{2}{\frac{c}{b}}\right)} \]
Alternative 3
Error6.1
Cost832
\[\frac{-1}{-1.5 \cdot \frac{a}{b} + 2 \cdot \frac{b}{c}} \]
Alternative 4
Error12.2
Cost320
\[\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5 \]

Error

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022354 
(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)))