Cubic critical

Percentage Accurate: 52.6% → 86.0%
Time: 10.3s
Alternatives: 12
Speedup: 2.2×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(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 12 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: 52.6% 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: 86.0% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.26 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-94}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -1.26e+129)
   (/ (* b -0.6666666666666666) a)
   (if (<= b 4e-94)
     (/ (- (sqrt (fma (* a -3.0) c (* b b))) b) (* 3.0 a))
     (/ (* c -0.5) b))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.26e+129) {
		tmp = (b * -0.6666666666666666) / a;
	} else if (b <= 4e-94) {
		tmp = (sqrt(fma((a * -3.0), c, (b * b))) - b) / (3.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -1.26e+129)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b * -0.6666666666666666) / a);
	elseif (b <= 4e-94)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(fma(Float64(a * -3.0), c, Float64(b * b))) - b) / Float64(3.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c * -0.5) / b);
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -1.26e+129], N[(N[(b * -0.6666666666666666), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 4e-94], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(a * -3.0), $MachinePrecision] * c + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c * -0.5), $MachinePrecision] / b), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.26 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-94}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -1.26e129

    1. Initial program 63.6%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-2}{3} \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-2}{3} \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-2}{3} \cdot b}{a}} \]
      3. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b \cdot \frac{-2}{3}}}{a} \]
      4. lower-*.f6497.5

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}}{a} \]
    5. Applied rewrites97.5%

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

    if -1.26e129 < b < 3.9999999999999998e-94

    1. Initial program 85.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift--.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      2. sub-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      3. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right) + b \cdot b}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      4. lift-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\color{blue}{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)\right) + b \cdot b}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      5. distribute-lft-neg-inN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot c} + b \cdot b}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      6. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3 \cdot a\right), c, b \cdot b\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      7. lift-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\color{blue}{3 \cdot a}\right), c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      8. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\color{blue}{a \cdot 3}\right), c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      9. distribute-rgt-neg-inN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3\right)\right)}, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      10. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3\right)\right)}, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      11. metadata-eval85.3

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \color{blue}{-3}, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    4. Applied rewrites85.3%

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

    if 3.9999999999999998e-94 < b

    1. Initial program 18.0%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot c}{b}} \]
      2. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot c}{b}} \]
      3. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot \frac{-1}{2}}}{b} \]
      4. lower-*.f6489.7

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot -0.5}}{b} \]
    5. Applied rewrites89.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification88.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.26 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-94}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)} - b}{3 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 2: 86.0% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-94}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot 0.3333333333333333}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -5e+154)
   (/ (* b -0.6666666666666666) a)
   (if (<= b 4e-94)
     (/ (* (- (sqrt (fma b b (* a (* c -3.0)))) b) 0.3333333333333333) a)
     (/ (* c -0.5) b))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -5e+154) {
		tmp = (b * -0.6666666666666666) / a;
	} else if (b <= 4e-94) {
		tmp = ((sqrt(fma(b, b, (a * (c * -3.0)))) - b) * 0.3333333333333333) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -5e+154)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b * -0.6666666666666666) / a);
	elseif (b <= 4e-94)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(sqrt(fma(b, b, Float64(a * Float64(c * -3.0)))) - b) * 0.3333333333333333) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c * -0.5) / b);
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -5e+154], N[(N[(b * -0.6666666666666666), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 4e-94], N[(N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(b * b + N[(a * N[(c * -3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] * 0.3333333333333333), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c * -0.5), $MachinePrecision] / b), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-94}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot 0.3333333333333333}{a}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -5.00000000000000004e154

    1. Initial program 40.3%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-2}{3} \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-2}{3} \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-2}{3} \cdot b}{a}} \]
      3. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b \cdot \frac{-2}{3}}}{a} \]
      4. lower-*.f6497.8

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}}{a} \]
    5. Applied rewrites97.8%

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

    if -5.00000000000000004e154 < b < 3.9999999999999998e-94

    1. Initial program 83.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift--.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - \left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      2. sub-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      3. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right) + b \cdot b}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      4. lift-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\color{blue}{\left(3 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)\right) + b \cdot b}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      5. distribute-lft-neg-inN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot c} + b \cdot b}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      6. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3 \cdot a\right), c, b \cdot b\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      7. lift-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\color{blue}{3 \cdot a}\right), c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      8. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\color{blue}{a \cdot 3}\right), c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      9. distribute-rgt-neg-inN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3\right)\right)}, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      10. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(3\right)\right)}, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
      11. metadata-eval83.7

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \color{blue}{-3}, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    4. Applied rewrites83.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)}}}{3 \cdot a} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3 \cdot a}} \]
      2. lift-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{\color{blue}{3 \cdot a}} \]
      3. associate-/r*N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3}}{a}} \]
      4. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot -3, c, b \cdot b\right)}}{3}}{a}} \]
    6. Applied rewrites83.5%

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

    if 3.9999999999999998e-94 < b

    1. Initial program 18.8%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot c}{b}} \]
      2. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot c}{b}} \]
      3. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot \frac{-1}{2}}}{b} \]
      4. lower-*.f6484.0

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot -0.5}}{b} \]
    5. Applied rewrites84.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification86.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -0.6666666666666666}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{-94}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -3\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot 0.3333333333333333}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2024227 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Cubic critical"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 3.0 a) c)))) (* 3.0 a)))