Average Error: 32.8 → 8.8
Time: 2.6m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;-b \le -1.1777978669077921 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;-b \le -3.204523618328988 \cdot 10^{-129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;-b \le 7.554938830379422 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

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Target

Original32.8
Target20.0
Herbie8.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if (- b) < -1.1777978669077921e+58

    1. Initial program 57.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 42.0

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

    3. Applied simplify3.8

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

    if -1.1777978669077921e+58 < (- b) < -3.204523618328988e-129

    1. Initial program 38.2

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

    3. Applied flip-+38.3

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

    4. Applied simplify16.3

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

    if -3.204523618328988e-129 < (- b) < 7.554938830379422e+118

    1. Initial program 10.8

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

    3. Applied div-inv11.0

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

    if 7.554938830379422e+118 < (- b)

    1. Initial program 48.4

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.8

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

    3. Applied simplify3.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Applied simplify8.8

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;-b \le -1.1777978669077921 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;-b \le -3.204523618328988 \cdot 10^{-129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;-b \le 7.554938830379422 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

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herbie shell --seed 2018198 +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)))