Average Error: 59.9 → 0.4
Time: 32.4s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\]
\[(\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\left(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}} \cdot \left(x \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}}\right) \cdot \sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}\right))_*\]

Error

Bits error versus x

Target

Original59.9
Target0.1
Herbie0.4
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\left|x\right| \lt 0.026:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{x}{3} \cdot \left(1 + \frac{x \cdot x}{15}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 59.9

    \[\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\]
  2. Taylor expanded around 0 0.4

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{3} \cdot x + \left(\frac{1}{45} \cdot {x}^{3} + \frac{2}{945} \cdot {x}^{5}\right)}\]
  3. Simplified0.4

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{(\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left((\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_* \cdot x\right))_*}\]
  4. Using strategy rm
  5. Applied add-sqr-sqrt0.4

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}\right)} \cdot x\right))_*\]
  6. Applied associate-*l*0.7

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot x\right)\right)})_*\]
  7. Using strategy rm
  8. Applied add-sqr-sqrt0.7

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}} \cdot x\right)\right))_*\]
  9. Applied sqrt-prod0.7

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}\right)} \cdot x\right)\right))_*\]
  10. Applied associate-*l*0.5

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot x\right)\right)}\right))_*\]
  11. Using strategy rm
  12. Applied add-sqr-sqrt0.5

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}}} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot x\right)\right)\right))_*\]
  13. Applied sqrt-prod0.5

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}}} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot x\right)\right)\right))_*\]
  14. Applied sqrt-prod0.5

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}}\right)} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot x\right)\right)\right))_*\]
  15. Applied associate-*l*0.4

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*} \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}} \cdot x\right)\right)\right)}\right))_*\]
  16. Final simplification0.4

    \[\leadsto (\frac{2}{945} \cdot \left({x}^{5}\right) + \left(\left(\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}} \cdot \left(x \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}}}\right) \cdot \sqrt{(\frac{1}{45} \cdot \left(x \cdot x\right) + \frac{1}{3})_*}\right))_*\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019068 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x)
  :name "invcot (example 3.9)"
  :pre (and (< -0.026 x) (< x 0.026))

  :herbie-target
  (if (< (fabs x) 0.026) (* (/ x 3) (+ 1 (/ (* x x) 15))) (- (/ 1 x) (/ 1 (tan x))))

  (- (/ 1 x) (/ 1 (tan x))))