Average Error: 19.1 → 6.6
Time: 1.3m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 384
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.807716212998723 \cdot 10^{+122}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\frac{a}{b} \cdot c - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 2.3736202386396224 \cdot 10^{+119}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}\right)}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} + \left(-b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -7.807716212998723e+122

    1. Initial program 32.3

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Applied simplify1.9

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

    if -7.807716212998723e+122 < b < 2.3736202386396224e+119

    1. Initial program 8.4

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 2.3736202386396224e+119 < b

    1. Initial program 49.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 11.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Applied simplify3.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 1 - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Applied simplify6.6

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.807716212998723 \cdot 10^{+122}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\frac{a}{b} \cdot c - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 2.3736202386396224 \cdot 10^{+119}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}\right)}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} + \left(-b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.3m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1070706311 3771791028 4128836681 4194990999 2341756049 504035650)' 
(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)))))))