Average Error: 33.2 → 9.1
Time: 1.3m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3456
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.917215315272224 \cdot 10^{+27}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 2.7753668003366157 \cdot 10^{-192}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 3.239065669389958 \cdot 10^{+60}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.2
Target20.2
Herbie9.1
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -8.917215315272224e+27

    1. Initial program 32.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 11.6

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

    3. Applied simplify6.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    if -8.917215315272224e+27 < b < 2.7753668003366157e-192

    1. Initial program 10.7

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

    2. Applied simplify10.7

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

    if 2.7753668003366157e-192 < b < 3.239065669389958e+60

    1. Initial program 35.0

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

    3. Applied flip-+35.1

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

    4. Applied simplify16.7

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

    if 3.239065669389958e+60 < b

    1. Initial program 56.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 42.1

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

    3. Applied simplify4.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{\frac{b}{1}}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Applied simplify9.1

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.917215315272224 \cdot 10^{+27}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 2.7753668003366157 \cdot 10^{-192}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 3.239065669389958 \cdot 10^{+60}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.3m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1070960995 739739648 2531964651 3069671617 351857262 3877178482)' +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)))