Average Error: 32.8 → 9.4
Time: 44.6s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -2.3340664077678155 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.653274830991926 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -2.3340664077678155e+153

    1. Initial program 62.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.0

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

    if -2.3340664077678155e+153 < b_2 < 2.653274830991926e-67

    1. Initial program 26.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    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/33.9

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

    5. Simplified21.0

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

    7. Applied times-frac11.2

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

    8. Simplified11.2

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

    9. Simplified11.2

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

    if 2.653274830991926e-67 < b_2

    1. Initial program 26.0

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

    3. Applied flip--54.9

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/56.2

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

    5. Simplified56.3

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 11.1

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

  4. Final simplification9.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -2.3340664077678155 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.653274830991926 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019094 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "NMSE problem 3.2.1"
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))