Average Error: 33.6 → 10.6
Time: 28.5s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.1752148889497213 \cdot 10^{+82}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -5.0686223234608026 \cdot 10^{+32}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}{\left(2 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -8.718490259337974 \cdot 10^{-24}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.800159196881146 \cdot 10^{+147}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt[3]{-b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{-b}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right))_*}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.6
Target20.9
Herbie10.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -1.1752148889497213e+82 or -5.0686223234608026e+32 < b < -8.718490259337974e-24

    1. Initial program 55.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.9

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

    3. Simplified5.9

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

    if -1.1752148889497213e+82 < b < -5.0686223234608026e+32

    1. Initial program 44.5

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

    3. Applied flip--44.6

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/48.0

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

    5. Simplified15.5

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

    if -8.718490259337974e-24 < b < 7.800159196881146e+147

    1. Initial program 14.4

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

    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt14.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{-b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    4. Applied fma-neg14.7

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

    if 7.800159196881146e+147 < b

    1. Initial program 58.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 2.3

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

  4. Final simplification10.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.1752148889497213 \cdot 10^{+82}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -5.0686223234608026 \cdot 10^{+32}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}{\left(2 \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -8.718490259337974 \cdot 10^{-24}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.800159196881146 \cdot 10^{+147}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt[3]{-b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{-b}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{-b}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right))_*}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019026 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"

  :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)))