Average Error: 33.6 → 6.9
Time: 1.2m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 3392
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3565616138219603 \cdot 10^{+114}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -2.3557420274181203 \cdot 10^{-276}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.1917466413699358 \cdot 10^{+71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} + b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Try it out

Your Program's Arguments

Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Target

Original33.6
Target20.7
Herbie6.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -1.3565616138219603e+114

    1. Initial program 48.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification48.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv48.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.8

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

    if -1.3565616138219603e+114 < b < -2.3557420274181203e-276

    1. Initial program 8.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification8.8

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

    if -2.3557420274181203e-276 < b < 2.1917466413699358e+71

    1. Initial program 29.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification29.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv29.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm
    6. Applied flip--29.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]
    7. Applied associate-*l/29.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b \cdot b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}}\]
    8. Simplified16.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}{\frac{a}{\frac{1}{2}}}}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}\]
    9. Taylor expanded around inf 9.5

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

    if 2.1917466413699358e+71 < b

    1. Initial program 57.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification57.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv57.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around inf 3.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    6. Simplified3.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3565616138219603 \cdot 10^{+114}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -2.3557420274181203 \cdot 10^{-276}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.1917466413699358 \cdot 10^{+71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} + b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 1.2m)Debug logProfile

BaselineHerbieOracleSpan%
Regimes29.26.95.723.595.1%
herbie shell --seed 2018263 
(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)))