Average Error: 33.7 → 12.7
Time: 2.2m
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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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.0905414405156552 \cdot 10^{+132}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.930051635684207 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} + \left(-b\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.3265057059692543 \cdot 10^{+86}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a \cdot 2} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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Original33.7
Target20.6
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 < -1.0905414405156552e+132

    1. Initial program 60.4

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 13.7

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

    if -1.0905414405156552e+132 < b < -1.930051635684207e-64

    1. Initial program 43.4

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

    3. Applied flip--43.5

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/45.5

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

    5. Simplified16.5

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

    if -1.930051635684207e-64 < b < 1.3265057059692543e+86

    1. Initial program 13.8

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

    3. Applied div-sub13.8

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

    if 1.3265057059692543e+86 < b

    1. Initial program 42.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 4.6

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

    3. Simplified4.6

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

  4. Final simplification12.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.0905414405156552 \cdot 10^{+132}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.930051635684207 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} + \left(-b\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.3265057059692543 \cdot 10^{+86}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a \cdot 2} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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herbie shell --seed 2018242 +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)))