Average Error: 33.4 → 8.9
Time: 1.4m
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.366967137223396 \cdot 10^{+18}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -2.1155078366960404 \cdot 10^{-257}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c \cdot a}{a}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} + \left(-b_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.0565541015735018 \cdot 10^{+110}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(b_2 \cdot -2\right))_*}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
double f(double a, double b_2, double c) {
        double r2480519 = b_2;
        double r2480520 = -r2480519;
        double r2480521 = r2480519 * r2480519;
        double r2480522 = a;
        double r2480523 = c;
        double r2480524 = r2480522 * r2480523;
        double r2480525 = r2480521 - r2480524;
        double r2480526 = sqrt(r2480525);
        double r2480527 = r2480520 - r2480526;
        double r2480528 = r2480527 / r2480522;
        return r2480528;
}

double f(double a, double b_2, double c) {
        double r2480529 = b_2;
        double r2480530 = -7.366967137223396e+18;
        bool r2480531 = r2480529 <= r2480530;
        double r2480532 = -0.5;
        double r2480533 = c;
        double r2480534 = r2480533 / r2480529;
        double r2480535 = r2480532 * r2480534;
        double r2480536 = -2.1155078366960404e-257;
        bool r2480537 = r2480529 <= r2480536;
        double r2480538 = a;
        double r2480539 = r2480533 * r2480538;
        double r2480540 = r2480539 / r2480538;
        double r2480541 = r2480529 * r2480529;
        double r2480542 = r2480541 - r2480539;
        double r2480543 = sqrt(r2480542);
        double r2480544 = -r2480529;
        double r2480545 = r2480543 + r2480544;
        double r2480546 = r2480540 / r2480545;
        double r2480547 = 1.0565541015735018e+110;
        bool r2480548 = r2480529 <= r2480547;
        double r2480549 = r2480544 - r2480543;
        double r2480550 = r2480549 / r2480538;
        double r2480551 = 0.5;
        double r2480552 = r2480529 / r2480533;
        double r2480553 = r2480538 / r2480552;
        double r2480554 = -2.0;
        double r2480555 = r2480529 * r2480554;
        double r2480556 = fma(r2480551, r2480553, r2480555);
        double r2480557 = r2480556 / r2480538;
        double r2480558 = r2480548 ? r2480550 : r2480557;
        double r2480559 = r2480537 ? r2480546 : r2480558;
        double r2480560 = r2480531 ? r2480535 : r2480559;
        return r2480560;
}

\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.366967137223396 \cdot 10^{+18}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -2.1155078366960404 \cdot 10^{-257}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c \cdot a}{a}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} + \left(-b_2\right)}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.0565541015735018 \cdot 10^{+110}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(b_2 \cdot -2\right))_*}{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 < -7.366967137223396e+18

    1. Initial program 55.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.4

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

    if -7.366967137223396e+18 < b_2 < -2.1155078366960404e-257

    1. Initial program 28.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 28.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b_2}^{2} - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    3. Simplified28.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied div-inv28.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}\]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied flip--29.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}} \cdot \frac{1}{a}\]
    8. Applied associate-*l/29.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]
    9. Simplified17.5

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

    if -2.1155078366960404e-257 < b_2 < 1.0565541015735018e+110

    1. Initial program 9.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 9.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b_2}^{2} - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    3. Simplified9.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    4. Taylor expanded around -inf 9.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b_2}^{2} - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    5. Simplified9.7

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

    if 1.0565541015735018e+110 < b_2

    1. Initial program 47.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 47.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b_2}^{2} - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    3. Simplified47.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    4. Taylor expanded around inf 10.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot b_2}}{a}\]
    5. Simplified3.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(-2 \cdot b_2\right))_*}}{a}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.366967137223396 \cdot 10^{+18}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -2.1155078366960404 \cdot 10^{-257}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{c \cdot a}{a}}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} + \left(-b_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.0565541015735018 \cdot 10^{+110}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\frac{b_2}{c}}\right) + \left(b_2 \cdot -2\right))_*}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019102 +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))