Average Error: 32.7 → 8.2
Time: 55.3s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.255473468002757 \cdot 10^{+92}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -4.672738071630837 \cdot 10^{-134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.147430478402213 \cdot 10^{+125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original32.7
Target20.2
Herbie8.2
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.255473468002757e+92

    1. Initial program 57.8

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

    2. Initial simplification57.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.3

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

    4. Simplified2.3

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

    if -2.255473468002757e+92 < b < -4.672738071630837e-134

    1. Initial program 38.9

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

    2. Initial simplification38.9

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

    4. Applied div-inv38.9

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

    6. Applied flip--39.0

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

    7. Applied associate-*l/39.0

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

    8. Simplified13.5

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

    if -4.672738071630837e-134 < b < 5.147430478402213e+125

    1. Initial program 10.9

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

    2. Initial simplification10.9

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

    4. Applied div-inv11.0

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

    6. Applied un-div-inv10.9

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

    if 5.147430478402213e+125 < b

    1. Initial program 50.7

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

    2. Initial simplification50.6

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

    4. Applied div-inv50.7

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

    5. Taylor expanded around inf 2.3

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

  4. Final simplification8.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.255473468002757 \cdot 10^{+92}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -4.672738071630837 \cdot 10^{-134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.147430478402213 \cdot 10^{+125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Runtime

Time bar (total: 55.3s)Debug logProfile

herbie shell --seed 2018278 +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)))