Average Error: 33.3 → 10.5
Time: 23.2s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.153478880637207 \cdot 10^{+108}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.8378252714625124 \cdot 10^{-19}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.153478880637207 \cdot 10^{+108}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.8378252714625124 \cdot 10^{-19}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r862891 = b;
        double r862892 = -r862891;
        double r862893 = r862891 * r862891;
        double r862894 = 4.0;
        double r862895 = a;
        double r862896 = r862894 * r862895;
        double r862897 = c;
        double r862898 = r862896 * r862897;
        double r862899 = r862893 - r862898;
        double r862900 = sqrt(r862899);
        double r862901 = r862892 + r862900;
        double r862902 = 2.0;
        double r862903 = r862902 * r862895;
        double r862904 = r862901 / r862903;
        return r862904;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r862905 = b;
        double r862906 = -1.153478880637207e+108;
        bool r862907 = r862905 <= r862906;
        double r862908 = c;
        double r862909 = r862908 / r862905;
        double r862910 = a;
        double r862911 = r862905 / r862910;
        double r862912 = r862909 - r862911;
        double r862913 = 1.8378252714625124e-19;
        bool r862914 = r862905 <= r862913;
        double r862915 = 1.0;
        double r862916 = -4.0;
        double r862917 = r862910 * r862916;
        double r862918 = r862917 * r862908;
        double r862919 = fma(r862905, r862905, r862918);
        double r862920 = sqrt(r862919);
        double r862921 = r862920 - r862905;
        double r862922 = 2.0;
        double r862923 = r862921 / r862922;
        double r862924 = r862910 / r862923;
        double r862925 = r862915 / r862924;
        double r862926 = -r862909;
        double r862927 = r862914 ? r862925 : r862926;
        double r862928 = r862907 ? r862912 : r862927;
        return r862928;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -1.153478880637207e+108

    1. Initial program 46.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified46.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied *-un-lft-identity46.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Applied div-inv46.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied times-frac46.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    7. Simplified46.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    8. Simplified46.4

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    9. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}}\]

    if -1.153478880637207e+108 < b < 1.8378252714625124e-19

    1. Initial program 14.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified14.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied clear-num15.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{2}}}}\]

    if 1.8378252714625124e-19 < b

    1. Initial program 54.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified54.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied *-un-lft-identity54.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Applied div-inv54.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied times-frac54.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    7. Simplified54.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    8. Simplified54.4

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(c \cdot \left(-4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    9. Taylor expanded around inf 7.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    10. Simplified7.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.153478880637207 \cdot 10^{+108}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.8378252714625124 \cdot 10^{-19}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019128 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, full range"
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)))