Average Error: 33.6 → 9.9
Time: 33.7s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.4664721385143477 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.1017832314894703 \cdot 10^{-115}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.6
Target20.3
Herbie9.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -3.4664721385143477e+118

    1. Initial program 49.6

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

    2. Simplified49.7

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 49.6

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

    4. Simplified49.6

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

    5. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.1

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

    if -3.4664721385143477e+118 < b < 1.1017832314894703e-115

    1. Initial program 11.1

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

    2. Simplified11.1

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 11.1

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

    4. Simplified11.2

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

    if 1.1017832314894703e-115 < b

    1. Initial program 51.8

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

    2. Simplified51.8

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 10.8

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

    4. Simplified10.8

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

  4. Final simplification9.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.4664721385143477 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.1017832314894703 \cdot 10^{-115}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019050 
(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)))