Average Error: 34.0 → 8.6
Time: 2.2m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.4097351730104127 \cdot 10^{+79}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{\frac{b}{1}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.395677492622766 \cdot 10^{-281}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{a \cdot 2}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 8.317710412495957 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\frac{c}{b}\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right) + \left(-b\right))_* - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original34.0
Target20.9
Herbie8.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -1.4097351730104127e+79

    1. Initial program 58.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 41.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Applied simplify3.1

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

    if -1.4097351730104127e+79 < b < -4.395677492622766e-281

    1. Initial program 32.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv32.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied flip--32.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied associate-*l/32.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\]
    7. Applied simplify15.3

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

    if -4.395677492622766e-281 < b < 8.317710412495957e+131

    1. Initial program 9.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt10.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt10.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{-b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}} - \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Applied prod-diff10.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{(\left(\sqrt[3]{-b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{-b}\right) + \left(-\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right)\right))_* + (\left(-\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) + \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right)\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied simplify9.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right)} + (\left(-\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) + \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right)\right))_*}{2 \cdot a}\]
    7. Applied simplify9.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right) + \color{blue}{0}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    if 8.317710412495957e+131 < b

    1. Initial program 53.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 10.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Applied simplify3.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{(\left(\frac{c}{b}\right) \cdot \left(2 \cdot a\right) + \left(-b\right))_* - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Applied simplify8.6

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.4097351730104127 \cdot 10^{+79}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{\frac{b}{1}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.395677492622766 \cdot 10^{-281}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{a \cdot 2}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 8.317710412495957 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\frac{c}{b}\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right) + \left(-b\right))_* - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 2.2m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1071119240 1686926585 3481876196 78132896 2080707795 3185793749)' +o rules:numerics
(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)))