Average Error: 34.0 → 13.2
Time: 17.7s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.4692797176441602 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.790988348193928 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(c \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right) \cdot \frac{-4}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4 + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-4 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right)}{b + b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original34.0
Target20.9
Herbie13.2
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < 1.4692797176441602e-306

    1. Initial program 21.9

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

    2. Simplified21.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 21.9

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

    4. Simplified21.8

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

    if 1.4692797176441602e-306 < b < 9.790988348193928e+148

    1. Initial program 35.0

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

    2. Simplified35.0

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

    4. Applied flip--35.1

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

    5. Applied associate-/l/39.0

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

    6. Simplified19.4

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

    8. Applied times-frac14.2

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

    9. Simplified8.1

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

    if 9.790988348193928e+148 < b

    1. Initial program 62.0

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

    2. Simplified62.0

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

    4. Applied flip--62.1

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

    5. Applied associate-/l/62.1

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

    6. Simplified37.5

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

    8. Applied times-frac37.3

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

    9. Simplified37.2

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

    11. Applied associate-*r/37.2

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

    12. Taylor expanded around 0 1.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}{\color{blue}{b} + b}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification13.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.4692797176441602 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.790988348193928 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(c \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right) \cdot \frac{-4}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4 + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} + b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-4 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right)}{b + b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019026 +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)))