Average Error: 33.5 → 9.0
Time: 26.7s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.016796193946308 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.632118914811079 \cdot 10^{-177}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.4250410528689313 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{\frac{\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}{\frac{a}{\frac{1}{2}}}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} + b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.5
Target20.4
Herbie9.0
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -7.016796193946308e+56

    1. Initial program 36.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Simplified36.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied div-inv36.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm

    6. Applied un-div-inv36.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    7. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}}\]

    if -7.016796193946308e+56 < b < 2.632118914811079e-177

    1. Initial program 10.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Simplified10.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied div-inv10.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm

    6. Applied un-div-inv10.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    if 2.632118914811079e-177 < b < 2.4250410528689313e+96

    1. Initial program 39.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Simplified39.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied div-inv39.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm

    6. Applied flip--39.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

    7. Applied associate-*l/39.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b \cdot b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}}\]

    8. Simplified16.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{0 - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{\frac{a}{\frac{1}{2}}}}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + b}\]

    if 2.4250410528689313e+96 < b

    1. Initial program 59.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Simplified59.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied div-inv59.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    5. Taylor expanded around inf 2.9

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

    6. Simplified2.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.016796193946308 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.632118914811079 \cdot 10^{-177}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.4250410528689313 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{\frac{\left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}{\frac{a}{\frac{1}{2}}}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} + b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019093 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)) (/ c (* a (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))))

  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))