Average Error: 19.7 → 9.0
Time: 37.9s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.04685145924961 \cdot 10^{+98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.2789279485095755 \cdot 10^{+126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -8.04685145924961e+98

    1. Initial program 45.1

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

    2. Initial simplification45.1

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -8.04685145924961e+98 < b < 1.2789279485095755e+126

    1. Initial program 9.3

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

    2. Initial simplification9.3

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt9.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 1.2789279485095755e+126 < b

    1. Initial program 33.2

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

    2. Initial simplification33.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 6.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.04685145924961 \cdot 10^{+98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.2789279485095755 \cdot 10^{+126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

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herbie shell --seed 2018336 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  (if (>= b 0) (/ (* 2 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a))))