\[\frac{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
Test:
NMSE problem 3.2.1
Bits:
128 bits
Bits error versus a
Bits error versus b/2
Bits error versus c
Time: 13.5 s
Input Error: 16.6
Output Error: 3.8
Log:
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\(\begin{cases} \frac{c}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot c\right) \cdot \frac{a}{b/2} - 2 \cdot b/2} & \text{when } b/2 \le -0.002621575f0 \\ \frac{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}{a} & \text{when } b/2 \le 9.795369f+18 \\ -2 \cdot \frac{b/2}{a} & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}\)

    if b/2 < -0.002621575f0

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
      27.8
    2. Using strategy rm
      27.8
    3. Applied flip-- to get
      \[\frac{\color{red}{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}}{a} \leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{{\left(-b/2\right)}^2 - {\left(\sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}\right)}^2}{\left(-b/2\right) + \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]
      29.6
    4. Applied simplify to get
      \[\frac{\frac{\color{red}{{\left(-b/2\right)}^2 - {\left(\sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}\right)}^2}}{\left(-b/2\right) + \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}}{a} \leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot c}}{\left(-b/2\right) + \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
      15.2
    5. Applied taylor to get
      \[\frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\left(-b/2\right) + \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}}{a} \leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b/2} - 2 \cdot b/2}}{a}\]
      7.2
    6. Taylor expanded around -inf to get
      \[\frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{red}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b/2} - 2 \cdot b/2}}}{a} \leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b/2} - 2 \cdot b/2}}}{a}\]
      7.2
    7. Applied simplify to get
      \[\color{red}{\frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b/2} - 2 \cdot b/2}}{a}} \leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot c\right) \cdot \frac{a}{b/2} - 2 \cdot b/2}}\]
      1.6

    if -0.002621575f0 < b/2 < 9.795369f+18

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
      6.2

    if 9.795369f+18 < b/2

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
      28.7
    2. Applied taylor to get
      \[\frac{\left(-b/2\right) - \sqrt{{b/2}^2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \leadsto -2 \cdot \frac{b/2}{a}\]
      0
    3. Taylor expanded around inf to get
      \[\color{red}{-2 \cdot \frac{b/2}{a}} \leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b/2}{a}}\]
      0

  1. Removed slow pow expressions

Original test:


(lambda ((a default) (b/2 default) (c default))
  #:name "NMSE problem 3.2.1"
  (/ (- (- b/2) (sqrt (- (sqr b/2) (* a c)))) a))