Average Error: 33.3 → 6.4
Time: 25.3s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.271229380990289 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -1.076543197681382 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.105312301799755 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -1.271229380990289e+154

    1. Initial program 62.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.5

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

    if -1.271229380990289e+154 < b_2 < -1.076543197681382e-296

    1. Initial program 33.4

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

    3. Applied flip--33.5

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/37.7

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

    5. Simplified18.7

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

    7. Applied times-frac7.0

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

    8. Simplified7.0

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

    9. Simplified7.0

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

    if -1.076543197681382e-296 < b_2 < 2.105312301799755e+96

    1. Initial program 9.7

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

    3. Applied div-inv9.9

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

    if 2.105312301799755e+96 < b_2

    1. Initial program 44.6

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

    3. Applied flip--61.7

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/61.9

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

    5. Simplified62.0

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 4.3

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

  4. Final simplification6.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.271229380990289 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -1.076543197681382 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.105312301799755 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019093 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))