Average Error: 32.9 → 15.8
Time: 30.7s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 4.5401595141572583 \cdot 10^{-107}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.9284264590938265 \cdot 10^{+92}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{-\frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original32.9
Target20.3
Herbie15.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < 4.5401595141572583e-107

    1. Initial program 20.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification20.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4 + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 20.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified20.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around inf 20.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Simplified20.2

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

    if 4.5401595141572583e-107 < b < 1.9284264590938265e+92

    1. Initial program 41.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification41.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4 + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 41.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified41.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around inf 41.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Simplified41.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    7. Using strategy rm
    8. Applied flip--41.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    9. Applied associate-/l/44.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b \cdot b}{\left(2 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b\right)}}\]
    10. Simplified17.7

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

    if 1.9284264590938265e+92 < b

    1. Initial program 58.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Initial simplification58.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4 + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 58.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified58.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around inf 58.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Simplified58.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\]
    7. Using strategy rm
    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity58.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    9. Applied associate-/l*58.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}}}\]
    10. Taylor expanded around 0 3.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{c}}}\]
    11. Simplified3.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{-b}{c}}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification15.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 4.5401595141572583 \cdot 10^{-107}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.9284264590938265 \cdot 10^{+92}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{-\frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 30.7s)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018277 +o rules:numerics
(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)))