Average Error: 18.7 → 5.5
Time: 1.5m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 384
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c \le 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c \le 1.8905926913743644 \cdot 10^{+306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)) < 0.0 or 1.8905926913743644e+306 < (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))

    1. Initial program 48.6

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 32.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}\\ \end{array}\]

    3. Applied simplify31.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a + a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\frac{a}{b} \cdot c - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied clear-num31.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a + a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{\frac{a}{b} \cdot c - b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    6. Applied simplify31.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a + a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{c}}}\\ \end{array}\]

    7. Taylor expanded around inf 14.3

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    8. Applied simplify14.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array}}\]

    if 0.0 < (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)) < 1.8905926913743644e+306

    1. Initial program 1.7

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt1.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    4. Applied sqrt-prod1.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Removed slow pow expressions.

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.5m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1063027428 1192549564 1443466578 604016274 3637110559 1698629644)' 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  (if (>= b 0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))