Average Error: 29.8 → 0.2
Time: 16.7s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\sqrt{x + 1} - \sqrt{x}\]
↓
\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1} + \sqrt{x}}\]

Error

Bits error versus x

Target

Original29.8
Target0.2
Herbie0.2
\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1} + \sqrt{x}}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 29.8

    \[\sqrt{x + 1} - \sqrt{x}\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied flip--29.6

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{x + 1} \cdot \sqrt{x + 1} - \sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x + 1} + \sqrt{x}}}\]

  4. Taylor expanded around inf 0.2

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1}}{\sqrt{x + 1} + \sqrt{x}}\]

  5. Final simplification0.2

    \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1} + \sqrt{x}}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019050 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x)
  :name "2sqrt (example 3.1)"

  :herbie-target
  (/ 1 (+ (sqrt (+ x 1)) (sqrt x)))

  (- (sqrt (+ x 1)) (sqrt x)))