Average Error: 33.5 → 15.7
Time: 1.4m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3456
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;-b \le -2.3047877703528126 \cdot 10^{-60}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{-b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;-b \le 3.505555547559554 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) + \left(-b\right))_*}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.5
Target20.7
Herbie15.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if (- b) < -2.3047877703528126e-60

    1. Initial program 53.5

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

    2. Applied simplify53.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied clear-num53.5

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

    5. Taylor expanded around 0 9.1

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

    6. Applied simplify8.3

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

    if -2.3047877703528126e-60 < (- b) < 3.505555547559554e+154

    1. Initial program 13.2

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

    2. Applied simplify13.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt13.2

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

    5. Applied sqrt-prod13.4

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

    6. Applied fma-neg13.4

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

    if 3.505555547559554e+154 < (- b)

    1. Initial program 60.9

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

    2. Applied simplify60.8

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 52.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.4m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1064173506 2580572819 2847706409 4129882574 1125180799 1845288547)' +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"

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

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