Average Error: 33.5 → 14.1
Time: 15.5s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.28434129719131 \cdot 10^{-215}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) + \left(-b\right))_*}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.065661162734419 \cdot 10^{+143}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot c}{b + \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a} \cdot \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}{b + b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.5
Target20.2
Herbie14.1
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.28434129719131e-215

    1. Initial program 21.5

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

    2. Simplified21.5

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

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt21.5

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

    5. Applied sqrt-prod21.7

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

    6. Applied fma-neg21.6

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

    if -2.28434129719131e-215 < b < 4.065661162734419e+143

    1. Initial program 32.4

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

    2. Simplified32.4

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

    4. Applied div-inv32.4

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

    6. Applied flip--32.6

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

    7. Applied associate-*l/32.6

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

    8. Simplified15.0

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

    9. Taylor expanded around inf 9.5

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

    if 4.065661162734419e+143 < b

    1. Initial program 61.3

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

    2. Simplified61.3

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

    4. Applied div-inv61.3

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

    6. Applied flip--61.3

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

    7. Applied associate-*l/61.3

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

    8. Simplified35.0

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

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 8.4

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

  4. Final simplification14.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.28434129719131 \cdot 10^{-215}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\right) + \left(-b\right))_*}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.065661162734419 \cdot 10^{+143}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot c}{b + \sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a} \cdot \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}{b + b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019030 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"

  :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)))