\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
Test:
The quadratic formula (r2)
Bits:
128 bits
Bits error versus a
Bits error versus b
Bits error versus c
Time: 25.3 s
Input Error: 34.7
Output Error: 6.8
Log: ⚲
Profile: 🕒
\(\begin{cases} \frac{c}{b} \cdot \frac{-2}{2} & \text{when } b \le -2.131991496773005 \cdot 10^{+35} \\ \frac{\frac{c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} & \text{when } b \le -1.066499756724946 \cdot 10^{-123} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} & \text{when } b \le 7.918421860193221 \cdot 10^{+145} \\ \frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a} & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}\)

    if b < -2.131991496773005e+35

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      58.0
    2. Applied taylor to get
      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \leadsto \frac{-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      15.2
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf to get
      \[\frac{\color{red}{-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}}}{2 \cdot a} \leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      15.2
    4. Applied simplify to get
      \[\color{red}{\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}}{2 \cdot a}} \leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} \cdot \frac{-2}{2}}\]
      0

    if -2.131991496773005e+35 < b < -1.066499756724946e-123

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      36.9
    2. Using strategy rm
      36.9
    3. Applied flip-- to get
      \[\frac{\color{red}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{{\left(-b\right)}^2 - {\left(\sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}^2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      37.0
    4. Applied simplify to get
      \[\frac{\frac{\color{red}{{\left(-b\right)}^2 - {\left(\sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}^2}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      15.3

    if -1.066499756724946e-123 < b < 7.918421860193221e+145

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      11.0

    if 7.918421860193221e+145 < b

    1. Started with
      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      58.6
    2. Applied taylor to get
      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{{b}^2 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \leadsto \frac{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\]
      12.2
    3. Taylor expanded around inf to get
      \[\frac{\color{red}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a} \leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a}\]
      12.2
    4. Applied simplify to get
      \[\color{red}{\frac{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}} \leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{c}{b}}{1} - \frac{b}{a}}\]
      0.0
    5. Applied simplify to get
      \[\color{red}{\frac{\frac{c}{b}}{1}} - \frac{b}{a} \leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}} - \frac{b}{a}\]
      0.0
  1. Removed slow pow expressions

Original test:


(lambda ((a default) (b default) (c default))
  #:name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (sqr b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a))
  #:target
  (if (< b 0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (sqr b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (sqr b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a))))