Average Error: 32.8 → 9.5
Time: 26.0s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.585646687489005 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.878245103047456 \cdot 10^{-48}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original32.8
Target20.3
Herbie9.5
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -3.585646687489005e+153

    1. Initial program 60.6

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

    2. Simplified60.6

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 60.6

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

    4. Simplified60.6

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

    5. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.9

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

    if -3.585646687489005e+153 < b < 1.878245103047456e-48

    1. Initial program 12.5

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

    2. Simplified12.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 12.5

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

    4. Simplified12.5

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

    if 1.878245103047456e-48 < b

    1. Initial program 53.5

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

    2. Simplified53.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.7

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

    4. Simplified7.7

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

  4. Final simplification9.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.585646687489005 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.878245103047456 \cdot 10^{-48}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019068 
(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)))