Average Error: 33.3 → 12.5
Time: 55.3s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.843583931672938 \cdot 10^{+115}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.5349211703002384 \cdot 10^{-150}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} + \left(-b\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.09657914899923 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(c \cdot \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) + \left(-b\right))_* \cdot 2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.3
Target20.5
Herbie12.5
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -8.843583931672938e+115

    1. Initial program 60.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 13.7

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

    if -8.843583931672938e+115 < b < -1.5349211703002384e-150

    1. Initial program 38.6

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

    3. Applied flip--38.8

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/42.4

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

    5. Simplified19.7

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

    if -1.5349211703002384e-150 < b < 7.09657914899923e+129

    1. Initial program 10.6

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

    3. Applied clear-num10.7

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

    if 7.09657914899923e+129 < b

    1. Initial program 52.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 10.7

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

    3. Simplified3.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{(c \cdot \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) + \left(-b\right))_* \cdot 2}}{2 \cdot a}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification12.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.843583931672938 \cdot 10^{+115}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.5349211703002384 \cdot 10^{-150}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} + \left(-b\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.09657914899923 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(c \cdot \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) + \left(-b\right))_* \cdot 2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 55.3s)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018234 +o rules:numerics
(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)))