Average Error: 19.0 → 11.4
Time: 1.4m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 576
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}{\sqrt{(\left(-c\right) \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \le -1.7723446338808949 \cdot 10^{+308}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}{\sqrt{(\left(-c\right) \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \le 1.7698250127364065 \cdot 10^{+308}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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) (/ (* 2 c) (/ (* (* 4 c) a) (- (sqrt (fma (- c) (* 4 a) (* b b))) b))) (/ (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b) (* a 2))) < -1.7723446338808949e+308 or 1.7698250127364065e+308 < (if (>= b 0) (/ (* 2 c) (/ (* (* 4 c) a) (- (sqrt (fma (- c) (* 4 a) (* b b))) b))) (/ (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b) (* a 2)))

    1. Initial program 44.7

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

    2. Applied simplify44.7

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

    3. Taylor expanded around 0 28.2

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

    4. Taylor expanded around -inf 25.9

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

    if -1.7723446338808949e+308 < (if (>= b 0) (/ (* 2 c) (/ (* (* 4 c) a) (- (sqrt (fma (- c) (* 4 a) (* b b))) b))) (/ (- (sqrt (fma (* 4 a) (- c) (* b b))) b) (* a 2))) < 1.7698250127364065e+308

    1. Initial program 1.5

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

    2. Applied simplify1.5

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

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt1.5

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

    5. Applied sqrt-prod1.6

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

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.4m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018198 +o rules:numerics
(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))))