Average Error: 33.7 → 10.2
Time: 19.1s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -5.3248915655872564 \cdot 10^{+79}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.2796532586596585 \cdot 10^{-91}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -5.3248915655872564 \cdot 10^{+79}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.2796532586596585 \cdot 10^{-91}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r3788870 = b;
        double r3788871 = -r3788870;
        double r3788872 = r3788870 * r3788870;
        double r3788873 = 4.0;
        double r3788874 = a;
        double r3788875 = r3788873 * r3788874;
        double r3788876 = c;
        double r3788877 = r3788875 * r3788876;
        double r3788878 = r3788872 - r3788877;
        double r3788879 = sqrt(r3788878);
        double r3788880 = r3788871 + r3788879;
        double r3788881 = 2.0;
        double r3788882 = r3788881 * r3788874;
        double r3788883 = r3788880 / r3788882;
        return r3788883;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r3788884 = b;
        double r3788885 = -5.3248915655872564e+79;
        bool r3788886 = r3788884 <= r3788885;
        double r3788887 = c;
        double r3788888 = r3788887 / r3788884;
        double r3788889 = a;
        double r3788890 = r3788884 / r3788889;
        double r3788891 = r3788888 - r3788890;
        double r3788892 = 4.2796532586596585e-91;
        bool r3788893 = r3788884 <= r3788892;
        double r3788894 = -r3788884;
        double r3788895 = r3788884 * r3788884;
        double r3788896 = 4.0;
        double r3788897 = r3788896 * r3788889;
        double r3788898 = r3788887 * r3788897;
        double r3788899 = r3788895 - r3788898;
        double r3788900 = sqrt(r3788899);
        double r3788901 = r3788894 + r3788900;
        double r3788902 = 0.5;
        double r3788903 = r3788902 / r3788889;
        double r3788904 = r3788901 * r3788903;
        double r3788905 = -r3788888;
        double r3788906 = r3788893 ? r3788904 : r3788905;
        double r3788907 = r3788886 ? r3788891 : r3788906;
        return r3788907;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original33.7
Target20.5
Herbie10.2
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -5.3248915655872564e+79

    1. Initial program 41.1

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

    3. Applied div-inv41.2

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

    4. Simplified41.2

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

    5. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.6

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

    if -5.3248915655872564e+79 < b < 4.2796532586596585e-91

    1. Initial program 13.0

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

    3. Applied div-inv13.1

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

    4. Simplified13.1

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

    if 4.2796532586596585e-91 < b

    1. Initial program 52.0

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

    3. Applied div-inv52.0

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

    4. Simplified52.0

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

    5. Taylor expanded around inf 9.6

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

    6. Simplified9.6

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

  4. Final simplification10.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -5.3248915655872564 \cdot 10^{+79}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.2796532586596585 \cdot 10^{-91}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019135 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ c (* a (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)))))

  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)))