Average Error: 33.2 → 10.0
Time: 2.3m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3456
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.094821279311991 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + b}{a + a} - \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8935664797341.434:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.660099227068191 \cdot 10^{-124}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + b}{a + a} - \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 4.521805228743851 \cdot 10^{+91}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.2
Target20.5
Herbie10.0
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -7.094821279311991e+50 or -8935664797341.434 < b < -1.660099227068191e-124

    1. Initial program 51.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 47.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    3. Applied simplify10.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) + b}{a + a} - \frac{\frac{c}{b}}{1}}\]

    4. Applied simplify10.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + b}{a + a} - \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}}\]

    if -7.094821279311991e+50 < b < -8935664797341.434

    1. Initial program 44.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied flip--45.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    4. Applied simplify12.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    if -1.660099227068191e-124 < b < 4.521805228743851e+91

    1. Initial program 11.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-inv11.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    if 4.521805228743851e+91 < b

    1. Initial program 42.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 9.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    3. Applied simplify3.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{c}{b}}{1} - \frac{b}{a}}\]

    4. Applied simplify3.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}} - \frac{b}{a}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Removed slow pow expressions.

Runtime

Time bar (total: 2.3m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1063154770 1824007522 645063331 41291047 494775821 1237684644)' 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))