Average Error: 33.1 → 9.0
Time: 1.8m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.6678690738212088 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b + b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.5938007642290147 \cdot 10^{-113}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \le 5.440961983785867 \cdot 10^{+65}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(-4\right)}{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.1
Target20.8
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

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

    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. Applied simplify12.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied clear-num12.2

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

    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. Applied simplify39.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied flip--39.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-c\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Applied simplify15.2

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

    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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{\frac{b}{1}}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Applied simplify9.0

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

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.8m)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018201 +o rules:numerics
(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)))