Average Error: 19.5 → 6.8
Time: 1.2m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 576
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.3836343830988894 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \left(b + b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le -6.660551886862404 \cdot 10^{-309}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)} - b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.813735255095856 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \left(b + b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt[3]{\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -3.3836343830988894e+153 or -6.660551886862404e-309 < b < 1.813735255095856e+97

    1. Initial program 20.1

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 8.4

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

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

    if -3.3836343830988894e+153 < b < -6.660551886862404e-309

    1. Initial program 8.5

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--8.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    4. Applied simplify8.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    5. Applied simplify8.5

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

    if 1.813735255095856e+97 < b

    1. Initial program 44.2

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 10.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Applied simplify4.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 1 - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied add-cube-cbrt4.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot 1 - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Applied simplify6.8

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.3836343830988894 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \left(b + b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le -6.660551886862404 \cdot 10^{-309}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)} - b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.813735255095856 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \left(b + b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt[3]{\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}}\right)\\ \end{array}}\]

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 1"
  (if (>= b 0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))