Average Error: 33.0 → 12.7
Time: 55.1s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.116092086722358 \cdot 10^{+92}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -5.135572330583252 \cdot 10^{-131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.170378666312612 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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Target

Original33.0
Target20.5
Herbie12.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -2.116092086722358e+92

    1. Initial program 57.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 14.6

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

    if -2.116092086722358e+92 < b < -5.135572330583252e-131

    1. Initial program 39.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--39.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Applied associate-/l/42.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(2 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}\]
    5. Simplified18.2

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

    if -5.135572330583252e-131 < b < 2.170378666312612e+50

    1. Initial program 12.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied clear-num12.1

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

    if 2.170378666312612e+50 < b

    1. Initial program 35.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
    3. Simplified6.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification12.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.116092086722358 \cdot 10^{+92}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -5.135572330583252 \cdot 10^{-131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.170378666312612 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Runtime

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herbie shell --seed 2018219 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"

  :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)))