Average Error: 32.8 → 9.5
Time: 1.1m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.579752999125664 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(-2 \cdot b_2\right))_*}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.653274830991926 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2}{a} \cdot -2\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -7.579752999125664e+153

    1. Initial program 62.9

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

    3. Applied flip--62.9

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

    4. Applied associate-/l/62.9

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

    5. Simplified37.5

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

    7. Applied times-frac37.4

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

    8. Simplified37.4

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

    9. Simplified37.4

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

    10. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.1

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

    11. Simplified1.1

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{c}{\color{blue}{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(-2 \cdot b_2\right))_*}}\]

    if -7.579752999125664e+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 simplification9.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.579752999125664 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(-2 \cdot b_2\right))_*}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.653274830991926 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2}{a} \cdot -2\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019094 +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))