Average Error: 32.8 → 6.3
Time: 20.6s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -3.585646687489005 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - \frac{b_2}{a} \cdot 2\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -9.21159333589031 \cdot 10^{-298}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.098160893566638 \cdot 10^{+74}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} + b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot \frac{-1}{2}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -3.585646687489005e+153

    1. Initial program 60.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified60.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]

    if -3.585646687489005e+153 < b_2 < -9.21159333589031e-298

    1. Initial program 7.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified7.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv7.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm
    6. Applied un-div-inv7.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]

    if -9.21159333589031e-298 < b_2 < 1.098160893566638e+74

    1. Initial program 29.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified29.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv29.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm
    6. Applied flip--29.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2 \cdot b_2}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + b_2}} \cdot \frac{1}{a}\]
    7. Applied associate-*l/30.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2 \cdot b_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + b_2}}\]
    8. Simplified15.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{0 - a \cdot c}{a}}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + b_2}\]
    9. Taylor expanded around 0 9.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot c}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + b_2}\]
    10. Simplified9.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-c}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + b_2}\]

    if 1.098160893566638e+74 < b_2

    1. Initial program 57.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified57.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv57.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around inf 3.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.3

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -3.585646687489005 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - \frac{b_2}{a} \cdot 2\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -9.21159333589031 \cdot 10^{-298}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.098160893566638 \cdot 10^{+74}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} + b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot \frac{-1}{2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019068 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))