Average Error: 19.5 → 13.3
Time: 1.6m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 576
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left|\sqrt[3]{(\left(-c\right) \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{b - b}\\ \end{array} \le -1.160949872735376 \cdot 10^{+275}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left|\sqrt[3]{(\left(-c\right) \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{b - b}\\ \end{array} \le 1.932373601903208 \cdot 10^{+295}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{\left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-a\right)}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (if (>= b 0) (/ (- (- b) (* (fabs (cbrt (fma (- c) (* 4 a) (* b b)))) (sqrt (cbrt (fma (* a 4) (- c) (* b b)))))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (- b b))) < -1.160949872735376e+275 or 1.932373601903208e+295 < (if (>= b 0) (/ (- (- b) (* (fabs (cbrt (fma (- c) (* 4 a) (* b b)))) (sqrt (cbrt (fma (* a 4) (- c) (* b b)))))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (- b b)))

    1. Initial program 26.5

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

    2. Applied simplify26.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around 0 17.7

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

    if -1.160949872735376e+275 < (if (>= b 0) (/ (- (- b) (* (fabs (cbrt (fma (- c) (* 4 a) (* b b)))) (sqrt (cbrt (fma (* a 4) (- c) (* b b)))))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (- b b))) < 1.932373601903208e+295

    1. Initial program 2.5

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

    2. Applied simplify2.5

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

    4. Applied flip--2.5

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

    5. Applied simplify2.5

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

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.6m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed '#(1072967564 1937075727 894099792 790700740 1036514779 1027793188)' +o rules:numerics
(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)))))))