Average Error: 33.3 → 7.6
Time: 1.5m
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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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.338815475246526 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.1965740506185076 \cdot 10^{-303}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b} \cdot \frac{c}{2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.170080853887373 \cdot 10^{+54}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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Original33.3
Target20.2
Herbie7.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -1.338815475246526e+154

    1. Initial program 62.9

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

    3. Applied flip--62.9

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/62.9

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

    5. Simplified37.4

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

    7. Applied times-frac37.4

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

    8. Simplified37.3

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

    9. Simplified37.3

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

    10. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.9

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

    if -1.338815475246526e+154 < b < -1.1965740506185076e-303

    1. Initial program 34.6

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

    3. Applied flip--34.8

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/38.7

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

    5. Simplified19.7

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

    7. Applied times-frac14.2

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

    8. Simplified8.0

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

    9. Simplified8.0

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

    if -1.1965740506185076e-303 < b < 1.170080853887373e+54

    1. Initial program 9.3

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

    if 1.170080853887373e+54 < b

    1. Initial program 35.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 5.2

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

    3. Simplified5.2

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

  4. Final simplification7.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.338815475246526 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.1965740506185076 \cdot 10^{-303}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b} \cdot \frac{c}{2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.170080853887373 \cdot 10^{+54}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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herbie shell --seed 2018216 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))