Average Error: 19.3 → 6.3
Time: 1.6m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 320
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.1943190836074605 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\frac{c}{b} \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right) - \left(b + b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 6.4141200143935405 \cdot 10^{+78}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.1943190836074605e+154

    1. Initial program 38.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.8

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

    3. Applied simplify1.4

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

    if -1.1943190836074605e+154 < b < 6.4141200143935405e+78

    1. Initial program 8.3

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

    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt8.3

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

    4. Applied sqrt-prod8.4

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

    if 6.4141200143935405e+78 < b

    1. Initial program 40.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 9.5

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

    3. Applied simplify3.8

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

  4. Applied simplify6.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.1943190836074605 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\frac{c}{b} \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right) - \left(b + b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 6.4141200143935405 \cdot 10^{+78}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]

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herbie shell --seed 2018199 
(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)))))))