Cubic critical

Average Accuracy: 42.0% → 76.9%

Time: 28.7s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 7624

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{+132}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.3 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

FPCore

(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 -5.5e+132)
   (+ (* -0.6666666666666666 (/ b a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b)))
   (if (<= b 5.3e-70)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 3.0)))) b) (* a 3.0))
     (* (/ c b) -0.5))))

C

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 <= -5.5e+132) {
		tmp = (-0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b));
	} else if (b <= 5.3e-70) {
		tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0)))) - b) / (a * 3.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) * -0.5;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0d0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0d0 * a)
end function

↓

real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-5.5d+132)) then
        tmp = ((-0.6666666666666666d0) * (b / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b))
    else if (b <= 5.3d-70) then
        tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0d0)))) - b) / (a * 3.0d0)
    else
        tmp = (c / b) * (-0.5d0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
}

↓

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -5.5e+132) {
		tmp = (-0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b));
	} else if (b <= 5.3e-70) {
		tmp = (Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0)))) - b) / (a * 3.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) * -0.5;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b + math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a)

↓

def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -5.5e+132:
		tmp = (-0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b))
	elif b <= 5.3e-70:
		tmp = (math.sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0)))) - b) / (a * 3.0)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) * -0.5
	return tmp

Julia

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)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -5.5e+132)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.6666666666666666 * Float64(b / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b)));
	elseif (b <= 5.3e-70)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(c * Float64(a * 3.0)))) - b) / Float64(a * 3.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) * -0.5);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
end

↓

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -5.5e+132)
		tmp = (-0.6666666666666666 * (b / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b));
	elseif (b <= 5.3e-70)
		tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 3.0)))) - b) / (a * 3.0);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) * -0.5;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

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_] := If[LessEqual[b, -5.5e+132], N[(N[(-0.6666666666666666 * N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 5.3e-70], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c * N[(a * 3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -5.5e132

   1. Initial program 2.0%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 57.1%

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

   if -5.5e132 < b < 5.29999999999999983e-70

   1. Initial program 85.8%

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

   if 5.29999999999999983e-70 < b

   1. Initial program 18.6%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 83.1%

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

4. Final simplification 79.3%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{+132}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.3 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 3\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Accuracy	76.8%
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.2 \cdot 10^{-71}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.3333333333333333 \cdot \frac{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Accuracy	76.7%
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.1 \cdot 10^{+116}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.3333333333333333}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Accuracy	76.8%
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.5 \cdot 10^{+133}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{-72}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Accuracy	72.3%
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.3 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.2 \cdot 10^{-85}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.3333333333333333 \cdot \frac{b - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Accuracy	72.3%
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.45 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.22 \cdot 10^{-85}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.3333333333333333}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Accuracy	72.2%
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.3 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.1 \cdot 10^{-69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -3\right)} - b}{a \cdot 3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Accuracy	39.0%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 6.8 \cdot 10^{-158}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a} \cdot -0.3333333333333333\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8
Accuracy	58.5%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 6.8 \cdot 10^{-158}:\\ \;\;\;\;b \cdot \frac{-0.6666666666666666}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9
Accuracy	58.5%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 6.8 \cdot 10^{-158}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.6666666666666666 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 10
Accuracy	58.5%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 6.8 \cdot 10^{-158}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a \cdot -1.5}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 11
Accuracy	35.2%
Cost	320

\[\frac{c}{b} \cdot -0.5 \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023157 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))