Average Error: 33.8 → 12.9
Time: 33.1s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.101293750180749 \cdot 10^{+143}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.6881136136793343 \cdot 10^{-90}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.02491424793758 \cdot 10^{+47}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.8
Target21.3
Herbie12.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -2.101293750180749e+143

    1. Initial program 61.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification61.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 61.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified61.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around -inf 14.6

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

    if -2.101293750180749e+143 < b < -1.6881136136793343e-90

    1. Initial program 43.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification43.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied flip--43.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Applied associate-/l/45.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{\left(2 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right)}}\]
    6. Simplified17.1

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

    if -1.6881136136793343e-90 < b < 3.02491424793758e+47

    1. Initial program 13.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification13.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 13.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified13.6

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

    if 3.02491424793758e+47 < b

    1. Initial program 36.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification36.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 36.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified36.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around inf 6.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
    6. Simplified6.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification12.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.101293750180749 \cdot 10^{+143}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.6881136136793343 \cdot 10^{-90}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.02491424793758 \cdot 10^{+47}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 33.1s)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018254 +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)))