Average Error: 16.3 → 6.2
Time: 2.1m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} + 1.0}{2.0}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\alpha \le 1.9645095616543542 \cdot 10^{+18}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1.0 + \frac{1}{\frac{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0}{\beta - \alpha}}}{2.0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - \left(\frac{4.0}{\alpha \cdot \alpha} - \left(\frac{\frac{8.0}{\alpha \cdot \alpha}}{\alpha} + \frac{2.0}{\alpha}\right)\right)}{2.0}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus alpha

Bits error versus beta

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if alpha < 1.9645095616543542e+18

    1. Initial program 0.6

      \[\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} + 1.0}{2.0}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied clear-num0.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0}{\beta - \alpha}}} + 1.0}{2.0}\]

    if 1.9645095616543542e+18 < alpha

    1. Initial program 50.2

      \[\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} + 1.0}{2.0}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-sub50.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - \frac{\alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0}\right)} + 1.0}{2.0}\]

    4. Applied associate-+l-48.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - \left(\frac{\alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - 1.0\right)}}{2.0}\]

    5. Taylor expanded around inf 18.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - \color{blue}{\left(4.0 \cdot \frac{1}{{\alpha}^{2}} - \left(2.0 \cdot \frac{1}{\alpha} + 8.0 \cdot \frac{1}{{\alpha}^{3}}\right)\right)}}{2.0}\]

    6. Simplified18.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - \color{blue}{\left(\frac{4.0}{\alpha \cdot \alpha} - \left(\frac{\frac{8.0}{\alpha \cdot \alpha}}{\alpha} + \frac{2.0}{\alpha}\right)\right)}}{2.0}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\alpha \le 1.9645095616543542 \cdot 10^{+18}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1.0 + \frac{1}{\frac{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0}{\beta - \alpha}}}{2.0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2.0} - \left(\frac{4.0}{\alpha \cdot \alpha} - \left(\frac{\frac{8.0}{\alpha \cdot \alpha}}{\alpha} + \frac{2.0}{\alpha}\right)\right)}{2.0}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019090 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (alpha beta)
  :name "Octave 3.8, jcobi/1"
  :pre (and (> alpha -1) (> beta -1))
  (/ (+ (/ (- beta alpha) (+ (+ alpha beta) 2.0)) 1.0) 2.0))