Average Error: 33.1 → 12.7
Time: 2.5m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{e^{\log \left(\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \le -6.814820659150614 \cdot 10^{+305}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{-b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\frac{e^{\log \left(\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \le -2.46824691046004 \cdot 10^{-309}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) + \left(-b\right))_*}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\frac{e^{\log \left(\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \le 1.0024672793860501 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{-b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\frac{e^{\log \left(\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \le 1.2978579190426098 \cdot 10^{+307}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) + \left(-b\right))_*}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{-b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.1
Target20.7
Herbie12.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (/ (exp (log (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b))) (* 2 a)) < -6.814820659150614e+305 or -2.46824691046004e-309 < (/ (exp (log (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b))) (* 2 a)) < 1.0024672793860501e-307 or 1.2978579190426098e+307 < (/ (exp (log (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b))) (* 2 a))

    1. Initial program 58.9

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

    2. Applied simplify58.9

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

    4. Applied clear-num58.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}}}\]

    5. Taylor expanded around 0 21.9

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

    6. Applied simplify21.4

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

    if -6.814820659150614e+305 < (/ (exp (log (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b))) (* 2 a)) < -2.46824691046004e-309 or 1.0024672793860501e-307 < (/ (exp (log (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b))) (* 2 a)) < 1.2978579190426098e+307

    1. Initial program 2.1

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

    2. Applied simplify2.1

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

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt2.1

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

    5. Applied sqrt-prod2.4

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

    6. Applied fma-neg2.3

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

Runtime

Time bar (total: 2.5m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018178 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"

  :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)))