Average Error: 33.2 → 6.9
Time: 46.1s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.509403821154159 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.877973576683399 \cdot 10^{-197}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.433513586542022 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -1.509403821154159e+103

    1. Initial program 58.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.4

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

    if -1.509403821154159e+103 < b_2 < 2.877973576683399e-197

    1. Initial program 29.2

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

    3. Applied flip--29.5

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/34.3

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

    5. Simplified21.5

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

    7. Applied times-frac10.3

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

    8. Simplified10.3

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

    9. Simplified10.3

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

    if 2.877973576683399e-197 < b_2 < 2.433513586542022e+58

    1. Initial program 6.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.5

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

    3. Simplified6.5

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

    if 2.433513586542022e+58 < b_2

    1. Initial program 38.2

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 5.5

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

  4. Final simplification6.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.509403821154159 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.877973576683399 \cdot 10^{-197}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.433513586542022 \cdot 10^{+58}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019091 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))