Average Error: 37.5 → 15.8
Time: 1.1m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\tan \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \tan x\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\varepsilon \le -2.0613510907719984 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;(\left(\frac{\tan \varepsilon + \tan x}{1 - \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \left(1 + \frac{\sin \varepsilon \cdot \sin x}{\cos x \cdot \cos \varepsilon}\right) + \left(-\tan x\right))_*\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\varepsilon \le 7.356471174698318 \cdot 10^{-99}:\\ \;\;\;\;(\left(x \cdot \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(x + \varepsilon\right) + \varepsilon)_*\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\tan \varepsilon + \tan x\right) \cdot \cos x - \left(1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \sin x}{\left(1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \cos x}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus x

Bits error versus eps

Target

Original37.5
Target15.4
Herbie15.8
\[\frac{\sin \varepsilon}{\cos x \cdot \cos \left(x + \varepsilon\right)}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if eps < -2.0613510907719984e-29

    1. Initial program 30.2

      \[\tan \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \tan x\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied tan-sum2.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon}} - \tan x\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied flip--2.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot 1 - \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)}{1 + \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon}}} - \tan x\]
    6. Applied associate-/r/2.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{1 \cdot 1 - \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)} \cdot \left(1 + \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)} - \tan x\]
    7. Applied fma-neg2.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{(\left(\frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{1 \cdot 1 - \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \left(1 + \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) + \left(-\tan x\right))_*}\]
    8. Taylor expanded around inf 2.3

      \[\leadsto (\left(\frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{1 \cdot 1 - \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \left(1 + \color{blue}{\frac{\sin x \cdot \sin \varepsilon}{\cos x \cdot \cos \varepsilon}}\right) + \left(-\tan x\right))_*\]

    if -2.0613510907719984e-29 < eps < 7.356471174698318e-99

    1. Initial program 47.5

      \[\tan \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \tan x\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied tan-sum47.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon}} - \tan x\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied div-inv47.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\tan x + \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \frac{1}{1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon}} - \tan x\]
    6. Applied fma-neg47.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{(\left(\tan x + \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon}\right) + \left(-\tan x\right))_*}\]
    7. Taylor expanded around 0 31.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2} + \left(\varepsilon + {x}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}\]
    8. Simplified31.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{(\left(x \cdot \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\varepsilon + x\right) + \varepsilon)_*}\]

    if 7.356471174698318e-99 < eps

    1. Initial program 31.5

      \[\tan \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \tan x\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied tan-quot31.4

      \[\leadsto \tan \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \color{blue}{\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}}\]
    4. Applied tan-sum8.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\tan x + \tan \varepsilon}{1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon}} - \frac{\sin x}{\cos x}\]
    5. Applied frac-sub8.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\tan x + \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \cos x - \left(1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \sin x}{\left(1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \cos x}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification15.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\varepsilon \le -2.0613510907719984 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;(\left(\frac{\tan \varepsilon + \tan x}{1 - \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(\tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \left(1 + \frac{\sin \varepsilon \cdot \sin x}{\cos x \cdot \cos \varepsilon}\right) + \left(-\tan x\right))_*\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\varepsilon \le 7.356471174698318 \cdot 10^{-99}:\\ \;\;\;\;(\left(x \cdot \varepsilon\right) \cdot \left(x + \varepsilon\right) + \varepsilon)_*\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\tan \varepsilon + \tan x\right) \cdot \cos x - \left(1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \sin x}{\left(1 - \tan x \cdot \tan \varepsilon\right) \cdot \cos x}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019090 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x eps)
  :name "2tan (problem 3.3.2)"

  :herbie-target
  (/ (sin eps) (* (cos x) (cos (+ x eps))))

  (- (tan (+ x eps)) (tan x)))