Average Error: 33.1 → 8.6
Time: 1.4m
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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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -6.76223481168814 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.1284816516243782 \cdot 10^{-165}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.7863068163666408 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 4}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right)}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 4}{b \cdot -4}\\ \end{array}\]

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Target

Original33.1
Target20.3
Herbie8.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -6.76223481168814e+153

    1. Initial program 60.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.8

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

    3. Simplified2.8

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

    if -6.76223481168814e+153 < b < 2.1284816516243782e-165

    1. Initial program 10.3

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

    3. Applied clear-num10.4

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

    if 2.1284816516243782e-165 < b < 1.7863068163666408e+50

    1. Initial program 36.1

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

    3. Applied flip-+36.2

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/39.9

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

    5. Simplified21.7

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

    7. Applied associate-/l*13.9

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

    if 1.7863068163666408e+50 < b

    1. Initial program 55.7

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

    3. Applied flip-+55.7

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/56.4

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

    5. Simplified28.1

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

    7. Applied associate-/l*26.7

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

    8. Taylor expanded around 0 4.6

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

  4. Final simplification8.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -6.76223481168814 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.1284816516243782 \cdot 10^{-165}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.7863068163666408 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 4}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right)}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 4}{b \cdot -4}\\ \end{array}\]

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herbie shell --seed 2018219 +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)))