Average Error: 33.2 → 10.7
Time: 23.2s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.2415082771065304 \cdot 10^{-131}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.559678284282607 \cdot 10^{+69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.2415082771065304 \cdot 10^{-131}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.559678284282607 \cdot 10^{+69}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r2732513 = b;
        double r2732514 = -r2732513;
        double r2732515 = r2732513 * r2732513;
        double r2732516 = 4.0;
        double r2732517 = a;
        double r2732518 = c;
        double r2732519 = r2732517 * r2732518;
        double r2732520 = r2732516 * r2732519;
        double r2732521 = r2732515 - r2732520;
        double r2732522 = sqrt(r2732521);
        double r2732523 = r2732514 - r2732522;
        double r2732524 = 2.0;
        double r2732525 = r2732524 * r2732517;
        double r2732526 = r2732523 / r2732525;
        return r2732526;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r2732527 = b;
        double r2732528 = -2.2415082771065304e-131;
        bool r2732529 = r2732527 <= r2732528;
        double r2732530 = c;
        double r2732531 = r2732530 / r2732527;
        double r2732532 = -r2732531;
        double r2732533 = 2.559678284282607e+69;
        bool r2732534 = r2732527 <= r2732533;
        double r2732535 = -r2732527;
        double r2732536 = r2732527 * r2732527;
        double r2732537 = a;
        double r2732538 = r2732530 * r2732537;
        double r2732539 = 4.0;
        double r2732540 = r2732538 * r2732539;
        double r2732541 = r2732536 - r2732540;
        double r2732542 = sqrt(r2732541);
        double r2732543 = r2732535 - r2732542;
        double r2732544 = 0.5;
        double r2732545 = r2732544 / r2732537;
        double r2732546 = r2732543 * r2732545;
        double r2732547 = r2732527 / r2732537;
        double r2732548 = r2732531 - r2732547;
        double r2732549 = r2732534 ? r2732546 : r2732548;
        double r2732550 = r2732529 ? r2732532 : r2732549;
        return r2732550;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original33.2
Target19.9
Herbie10.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -2.2415082771065304e-131

    1. Initial program 49.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv49.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    4. Simplified49.6

      \[\leadsto \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    5. Taylor expanded around -inf 12.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    6. Simplified12.4

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

    if -2.2415082771065304e-131 < b < 2.559678284282607e+69

    1. Initial program 11.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv11.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    4. Simplified11.5

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

    if 2.559678284282607e+69 < b

    1. Initial program 38.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 4.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.2415082771065304 \cdot 10^{-131}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.559678284282607 \cdot 10^{+69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot 4}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019152 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"

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

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