Cubic critical, narrow range

Percentage Accurate: 55.1% → 92.3%
Time: 12.0s
Alternatives: 6
Speedup: 23.2×

Specification

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\[\left(\left(1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-8} < a \land a < 94906265.62425156\right) \land \left(1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-8} < b \land b < 94906265.62425156\right)\right) \land \left(1.0536712127723509 \cdot 10^{-8} < c \land c < 94906265.62425156\right)\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
}
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
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b + math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * 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 tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * 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]
\begin{array}{l}

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

Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:

Local Percentage Accuracy vs ?

The average percentage accuracy by input value. Horizontal axis shows value of an input variable; the variable is choosen in the title. Vertical axis is accuracy; higher is better. Red represent the original program, while blue represents Herbie's suggestion. These can be toggled with buttons below the plot. The line is an average while dots represent individual samples.

Accuracy vs Speed?

Herbie found 6 alternatives:

AlternativeAccuracySpeedup
The accuracy (vertical axis) and speed (horizontal axis) of each alternatives. Up and to the right is better. The red square shows the initial program, and each blue circle shows an alternative.The line shows the best available speed-accuracy tradeoffs.

Initial Program: 55.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
}
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
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b + math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * 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 tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c)))) / (3.0 * 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]
\begin{array}{l}

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

Alternative 1: 92.3% accurate, 0.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -7.2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{-1.0546875 \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))) b) (* 3.0 a)) -7.2)
   (/ (- (sqrt (fma a (* c -3.0) (pow b 2.0))) b) (* 3.0 a))
   (+
    (* -0.5625 (/ (* (pow a 2.0) (pow c 3.0)) (pow b 5.0)))
    (+
     (* -0.5 (/ c b))
     (+
      (* -0.375 (/ (* a (pow c 2.0)) (pow b 3.0)))
      (/ (* -1.0546875 (pow (* a c) 4.0)) (* a (pow b 7.0))))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (((sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a)) <= -7.2) {
		tmp = (sqrt(fma(a, (c * -3.0), pow(b, 2.0))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (-0.5625 * ((pow(a, 2.0) * pow(c, 3.0)) / pow(b, 5.0))) + ((-0.5 * (c / b)) + ((-0.375 * ((a * pow(c, 2.0)) / pow(b, 3.0))) + ((-1.0546875 * pow((a * c), 4.0)) / (a * pow(b, 7.0)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a)) <= -7.2)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(fma(a, Float64(c * -3.0), (b ^ 2.0))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5625 * Float64(Float64((a ^ 2.0) * (c ^ 3.0)) / (b ^ 5.0))) + Float64(Float64(-0.5 * Float64(c / b)) + Float64(Float64(-0.375 * Float64(Float64(a * (c ^ 2.0)) / (b ^ 3.0))) + Float64(Float64(-1.0546875 * (Float64(a * c) ^ 4.0)) / Float64(a * (b ^ 7.0))))));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -7.2], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(c * -3.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[Power[b, 2.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-0.5625 * N[(N[(N[Power[a, 2.0], $MachinePrecision] * N[Power[c, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 5.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(-0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(-0.375 * N[(N[(a * N[Power[c, 2.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(-1.0546875 * N[Power[N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision], 4.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * N[Power[b, 7.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -7.2:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{-1.0546875 \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) < -7.20000000000000018

    1. Initial program 90.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around 0 90.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{-3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + {b}^{2}}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative90.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -3} + {b}^{2}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      2. associate-*r*90.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)} + {b}^{2}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      3. fma-def90.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    4. Simplified90.3%

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

    if -7.20000000000000018 < (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a))

    1. Initial program 50.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 94.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + -0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{5.0625 \cdot \left({a}^{4} \cdot {c}^{4}\right) + {\left(-1.125 \cdot \left({a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{2}\right)\right)}^{2}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right)} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in c around 0 94.0%

      \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{{c}^{4} \cdot \left(1.265625 \cdot {a}^{4} + 5.0625 \cdot {a}^{4}\right)}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}}\right)\right) \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. distribute-rgt-out94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + -0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{{c}^{4} \cdot \color{blue}{\left({a}^{4} \cdot \left(1.265625 + 5.0625\right)\right)}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right) \]
      2. associate-*r*94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + -0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\left({c}^{4} \cdot {a}^{4}\right) \cdot \left(1.265625 + 5.0625\right)}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right) \]
      3. *-commutative94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + -0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\left({a}^{4} \cdot {c}^{4}\right)} \cdot \left(1.265625 + 5.0625\right)}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right) \]
      4. *-commutative94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + -0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{\left({a}^{4} \cdot {c}^{4}\right) \cdot \left(1.265625 + 5.0625\right)}{\color{blue}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}}\right)\right) \]
      5. times-frac94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + -0.16666666666666666 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{{a}^{4} \cdot {c}^{4}}{{b}^{7}} \cdot \frac{1.265625 + 5.0625}{a}\right)}\right)\right) \]
    5. Simplified94.0%

      \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \left(\frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{{b}^{7}} \cdot \frac{6.328125}{a}\right)}\right)\right) \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. expm1-log1p-u94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \left(\frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{{b}^{7}} \cdot \frac{6.328125}{a}\right)\right)\right)}\right)\right) \]
      2. expm1-udef92.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{\left(e^{\mathsf{log1p}\left(-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \left(\frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{{b}^{7}} \cdot \frac{6.328125}{a}\right)\right)} - 1\right)}\right)\right) \]
      3. frac-times92.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \left(e^{\mathsf{log1p}\left(-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4} \cdot 6.328125}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}}\right)} - 1\right)\right)\right) \]
    7. Applied egg-rr92.9%

      \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{\left(e^{\mathsf{log1p}\left(-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4} \cdot 6.328125}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}\right)} - 1\right)}\right)\right) \]
    8. Step-by-step derivation
      1. expm1-def94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4} \cdot 6.328125}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}\right)\right)}\right)\right) \]
      2. expm1-log1p94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \frac{{\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4} \cdot 6.328125}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}}\right)\right) \]
      3. associate-*r/94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{\frac{-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \left({\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4} \cdot 6.328125\right)}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}}\right)\right) \]
      4. *-commutative94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{-0.16666666666666666 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(6.328125 \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}\right)}}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}\right)\right) \]
      5. associate-*r*94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{\color{blue}{\left(-0.16666666666666666 \cdot 6.328125\right) \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}\right)\right) \]
      6. metadata-eval94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{\color{blue}{-1.0546875} \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{{b}^{7} \cdot a}\right)\right) \]
      7. *-commutative94.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{-1.0546875 \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}}\right)\right) \]
    9. Simplified94.0%

      \[\leadsto -0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \color{blue}{\frac{-1.0546875 \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}}\right)\right) \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification93.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -7.2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \left(-0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} + \frac{-1.0546875 \cdot {\left(a \cdot c\right)}^{4}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 89.9% accurate, 0.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -7.2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))) b) (* 3.0 a)) -7.2)
   (/ (- (sqrt (fma a (* c -3.0) (pow b 2.0))) b) (* 3.0 a))
   (+
    (* -0.5625 (/ (* (pow a 2.0) (pow c 3.0)) (pow b 5.0)))
    (+ (* -0.5 (/ c b)) (* -0.375 (/ (* a (pow c 2.0)) (pow b 3.0)))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (((sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a)) <= -7.2) {
		tmp = (sqrt(fma(a, (c * -3.0), pow(b, 2.0))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (-0.5625 * ((pow(a, 2.0) * pow(c, 3.0)) / pow(b, 5.0))) + ((-0.5 * (c / b)) + (-0.375 * ((a * pow(c, 2.0)) / pow(b, 3.0))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a)) <= -7.2)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(fma(a, Float64(c * -3.0), (b ^ 2.0))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5625 * Float64(Float64((a ^ 2.0) * (c ^ 3.0)) / (b ^ 5.0))) + Float64(Float64(-0.5 * Float64(c / b)) + Float64(-0.375 * Float64(Float64(a * (c ^ 2.0)) / (b ^ 3.0)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -7.2], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(c * -3.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[Power[b, 2.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-0.5625 * N[(N[(N[Power[a, 2.0], $MachinePrecision] * N[Power[c, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 5.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(-0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(-0.375 * N[(N[(a * N[Power[c, 2.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -7.2:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) < -7.20000000000000018

    1. Initial program 90.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around 0 90.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{-3 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + {b}^{2}}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative90.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -3} + {b}^{2}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      2. associate-*r*90.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)} + {b}^{2}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      3. fma-def90.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    4. Simplified90.3%

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

    if -7.20000000000000018 < (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a))

    1. Initial program 50.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 91.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\right)} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification91.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -7.2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -3, {b}^{2}\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5625 \cdot \frac{{a}^{2} \cdot {c}^{3}}{{b}^{5}} + \left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 85.3% accurate, 0.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -0.7:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))) b) (* 3.0 a)) -0.7)
   (/ (- (sqrt (fma b b (* a (* c -3.0)))) b) (* 3.0 a))
   (+ (* -0.5 (/ c b)) (* -0.375 (/ (* a (pow c 2.0)) (pow b 3.0))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (((sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a)) <= -0.7) {
		tmp = (sqrt(fma(b, b, (a * (c * -3.0)))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (-0.5 * (c / b)) + (-0.375 * ((a * pow(c, 2.0)) / pow(b, 3.0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a)) <= -0.7)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(fma(b, b, Float64(a * Float64(c * -3.0)))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * Float64(c / b)) + Float64(-0.375 * Float64(Float64(a * (c ^ 2.0)) / (b ^ 3.0))));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -0.7], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(b * b + N[(a * N[(c * -3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(-0.375 * N[(N[(a * N[Power[c, 2.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -0.7:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) < -0.69999999999999996

    1. Initial program 84.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative84.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg84.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{3 \cdot a} \]
      3. unsub-neg84.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      4. div-sub83.3%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{3 \cdot a}} \]
      5. --rgt-identity83.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - 0}}{3 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{3 \cdot a} \]
      6. div-sub84.5%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - 0\right) - b}{3 \cdot a}} \]
    3. Simplified84.6%

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

    if -0.69999999999999996 < (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a))

    1. Initial program 48.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 86.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification86.1%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -0.7:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -0.375 \cdot \frac{a \cdot {c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 76.1% accurate, 0.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))) b) (* 3.0 a)) -1e-6)
   (/ (- (sqrt (fma b b (* a (* c -3.0)))) b) (* 3.0 a))
   (* -0.5 (/ c b))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (((sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a)) <= -1e-6) {
		tmp = (sqrt(fma(b, b, (a * (c * -3.0)))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b);
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a)) <= -1e-6)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(fma(b, b, Float64(a * Float64(c * -3.0)))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(-0.5 * Float64(c / b));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -1e-6], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(b * b + N[(a * N[(c * -3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(-0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) < -9.99999999999999955e-7

    1. Initial program 73.1%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative73.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg73.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{3 \cdot a} \]
      3. unsub-neg73.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      4. div-sub72.2%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{3 \cdot a}} \]
      5. --rgt-identity72.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - 0}}{3 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{3 \cdot a} \]
      6. div-sub73.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - 0\right) - b}{3 \cdot a}} \]
    3. Simplified73.2%

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

    if -9.99999999999999955e-7 < (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a))

    1. Initial program 29.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 85.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification78.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 76.0% accurate, 0.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c))) b) (* 3.0 a))))
   (if (<= t_0 -1e-6) t_0 (* -0.5 (/ c b)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = (sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= -1e-6) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b);
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = (sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0d0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0d0 * a)
    if (t_0 <= (-1d-6)) then
        tmp = t_0
    else
        tmp = (-0.5d0) * (c / b)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = (Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= -1e-6) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = (math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a)
	tmp = 0
	if t_0 <= -1e-6:
		tmp = t_0
	else:
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (t_0 <= -1e-6)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = Float64(-0.5 * Float64(c / b));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = (sqrt(((b * b) - ((3.0 * a) * c))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (t_0 <= -1e-6)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$0, -1e-6], t$95$0, N[(-0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_0\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a)) < -9.99999999999999955e-7

    1. Initial program 73.1%

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

    if -9.99999999999999955e-7 < (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 3 a) c)))) (*.f64 3 a))

    1. Initial program 29.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 85.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification78.6%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a} \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 64.6% accurate, 23.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ -0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (* -0.5 (/ c b)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return -0.5 * (c / b);
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-0.5d0) * (c / b)
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return -0.5 * (c / b);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return -0.5 * (c / b)
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(-0.5 * Float64(c / b))
end
function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = -0.5 * (c / b);
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(-0.5 * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 54.3%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
  2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 65.2%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  3. Final simplification65.2%

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

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023333 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical, narrow range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (and (and (< 1.0536712127723509e-8 a) (< a 94906265.62425156)) (and (< 1.0536712127723509e-8 b) (< b 94906265.62425156))) (and (< 1.0536712127723509e-8 c) (< c 94906265.62425156)))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))