Average Error: 33.6 → 6.9
Time: 29.5s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.1260631204365375 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -3.7398581097526083 \cdot 10^{-290}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + \left(-b_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.7760913692530284 \cdot 10^{+28}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} - \frac{b_2}{a} \cdot 2\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -1.1260631204365375e+153

    1. Initial program 62.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.3

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

    if -1.1260631204365375e+153 < b_2 < -3.7398581097526083e-290

    1. Initial program 34.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 34.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b_2}^{2} - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]

    3. Simplified34.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied div-inv34.3

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

    7. Applied flip--34.4

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

    8. Applied associate-*l/34.4

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

    9. Simplified13.9

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

    10. Taylor expanded around 0 7.1

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

    if -3.7398581097526083e-290 < b_2 < 1.7760913692530284e+28

    1. Initial program 10.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 10.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b_2}^{2} - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]

    3. Simplified10.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]

    if 1.7760913692530284e+28 < b_2

    1. Initial program 33.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.7

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

  4. Final simplification6.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.1260631204365375 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -3.7398581097526083 \cdot 10^{-290}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + \left(-b_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.7760913692530284 \cdot 10^{+28}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot \frac{1}{2} - \frac{b_2}{a} \cdot 2\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019090 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))