Average Error: 33.3 → 6.6
Time: 23.8s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.1671565147640007 \cdot 10^{+149}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.0601189978165 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4}{\sqrt{c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right) + b \cdot b} - b} \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot c\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.839419395472307 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.3
Target20.3
Herbie6.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.1671565147640007e+149

    1. Initial program 62.2

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.5

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

    3. Simplified1.5

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

    if -2.1671565147640007e+149 < b < 2.0601189978165e-310

    1. Initial program 32.7

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

    3. Applied flip--32.8

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/37.2

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

    5. Simplified18.9

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

    7. Applied times-frac13.5

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

    8. Simplified7.3

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

    9. Simplified7.3

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

    if 2.0601189978165e-310 < b < 9.839419395472307e+97

    1. Initial program 9.8

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

    3. Applied clear-num10.0

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

    if 9.839419395472307e+97 < b

    1. Initial program 44.9

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

    3. Applied flip--61.7

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/61.9

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

    5. Simplified62.0

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 4.3

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

    7. Simplified4.3

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

  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.1671565147640007 \cdot 10^{+149}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.0601189978165 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4}{\sqrt{c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right) + b \cdot b} - b} \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot c\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.839419395472307 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

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

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

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