Average Error: 37.8 → 13.9
Time: 16.4s
Precision: 64
\[0.5 \cdot \sqrt{2.0 \cdot \left(\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im} - re\right)}\]
\[\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{re^2 + im^2}^* - re\right) \cdot 2.0} \cdot 0.5\]

Error

Bits error versus re

Bits error versus im

Derivation

  1. Initial program 37.8

    \[0.5 \cdot \sqrt{2.0 \cdot \left(\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im} - re\right)}\]
  2. Simplified13.9

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \sqrt{\left(\sqrt{re^2 + im^2}^* - re\right) \cdot 2.0}}\]
  3. Final simplification13.9

    \[\leadsto \sqrt{\left(\sqrt{re^2 + im^2}^* - re\right) \cdot 2.0} \cdot 0.5\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019100 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (re im)
  :name "math.sqrt on complex, imaginary part, im greater than 0 branch"
  (* 0.5 (sqrt (* 2.0 (- (sqrt (+ (* re re) (* im im))) re)))))