Average Error: 33.1 → 9.0
Time: 1.9m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.6678690738212088 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.5938007642290147 \cdot 10^{-113}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4} - b}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 5.440961983785867 \cdot 10^{+65}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

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Original33.1
Target20.8
Herbie9.0
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -1.6678690738212088e+58

    1. Initial program 37.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.2

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

    3. Applied simplify4.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{c}{b}}{1} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    if -1.6678690738212088e+58 < b < 1.5938007642290147e-113

    1. Initial program 12.1

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

    3. Applied clear-num12.2

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

    4. Applied simplify12.2

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

    if 1.5938007642290147e-113 < b < 5.440961983785867e+65

    1. Initial program 39.7

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

    3. Applied flip-+39.8

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

    4. Applied simplify15.2

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

    if 5.440961983785867e+65 < b

    1. Initial program 56.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 42.7

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

    3. Applied simplify4.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-1\right) \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Applied simplify9.0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.6678690738212088 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.5938007642290147 \cdot 10^{-113}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4} - b}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 5.440961983785867 \cdot 10^{+65}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}}\]

Runtime

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herbie shell --seed 2018201 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"

  :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)))