Average Error: 32.9 → 9.9
Time: 2.1m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3456
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3775702482140898 \cdot 10^{-117}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 3.2254415904266855 \cdot 10^{+123}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original32.9
Target20.4
Herbie9.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.3775702482140898e-117

    1. Initial program 50.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 47.6

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

    3. Applied simplify11.3

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

    if -1.3775702482140898e-117 < b < 3.2254415904266855e+123

    1. Initial program 10.7

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

    if 3.2254415904266855e+123 < b

    1. Initial program 51.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.2

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

    3. Applied simplify3.2

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

  4. Applied simplify9.9

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3775702482140898 \cdot 10^{-117}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 3.2254415904266855 \cdot 10^{+123}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 2.1m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1070833653 108281690 3330367898 3632331308 3494323072 43156186)' 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"

  :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)))