Average Error: 19.3 → 8.5
Time: 19.0s
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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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.0707962288470411 \cdot 10^{+63}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.862169373216864 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.0707962288470411e+63

    1. Initial program 39.0

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

    2. Simplified39.0

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.4

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

    if -1.0707962288470411e+63 < b < 8.862169373216864e+96

    1. Initial program 8.8

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

    2. Simplified8.8

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

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt8.9

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

    if 8.862169373216864e+96 < b

    1. Initial program 29.6

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

    2. Simplified29.6

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 5.9

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

  4. Final simplification8.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.0707962288470411 \cdot 10^{+63}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.862169373216864 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + b \cdot b} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019021 
(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))))