Average Error: 19.9 → 6.8
Time: 1.2m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 320
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.2336496083870826 \cdot 10^{+152}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 3.627470509812299 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\frac{a}{b} \cdot c - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.2336496083870826e+152

    1. Initial program 60.2

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 12.0

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

    3. Applied simplify2.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c}{b}}{1} - \frac{b + b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}}\]

    if -1.2336496083870826e+152 < b < 3.627470509812299e+97

    1. Initial program 8.9

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

    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt8.9

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

    4. Applied sqrt-prod9.0

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

    if 3.627470509812299e+97 < b

    1. Initial program 30.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.8

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

    3. Applied simplify2.9

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

  4. Applied simplify6.8

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.2336496083870826 \cdot 10^{+152}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 3.627470509812299 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\frac{a}{b} \cdot c - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.2m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1071725047 233389029 2036512464 3988615230 2972226563 1111574017)' 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  (if (>= b 0) (/ (* 2 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a))))