Average Error: 18.9 → 12.5
Time: 52.1s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.875077726126596 \cdot 10^{+122}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if b < 1.875077726126596e+122

    1. Initial program 13.8

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

    2. Simplified13.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt13.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 1.875077726126596e+122 < b

    1. Initial program 50.6

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

    2. Simplified50.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around 0 4.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification12.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le 1.875077726126596 \cdot 10^{+122}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c + \left(b \cdot b\right))_*} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019094 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  (if (>= b 0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))