Average Error: 20.3 → 8.8
Time: 18.8s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.340309450716145752013307588659221163014 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.87934071350375634734658439345944082339 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.340309450716145752013307588659221163014 \cdot 10^{154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.87934071350375634734658439345944082339 \cdot 10^{153}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r799258 = b;
        double r799259 = 0.0;
        bool r799260 = r799258 >= r799259;
        double r799261 = 2.0;
        double r799262 = c;
        double r799263 = r799261 * r799262;
        double r799264 = -r799258;
        double r799265 = r799258 * r799258;
        double r799266 = 4.0;
        double r799267 = a;
        double r799268 = r799266 * r799267;
        double r799269 = r799268 * r799262;
        double r799270 = r799265 - r799269;
        double r799271 = sqrt(r799270);
        double r799272 = r799264 - r799271;
        double r799273 = r799263 / r799272;
        double r799274 = r799264 + r799271;
        double r799275 = r799261 * r799267;
        double r799276 = r799274 / r799275;
        double r799277 = r799260 ? r799273 : r799276;
        return r799277;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r799278 = b;
        double r799279 = -1.3403094507161458e+154;
        bool r799280 = r799278 <= r799279;
        double r799281 = 0.0;
        bool r799282 = r799278 >= r799281;
        double r799283 = 2.0;
        double r799284 = c;
        double r799285 = r799283 * r799284;
        double r799286 = -r799278;
        double r799287 = r799278 * r799278;
        double r799288 = 4.0;
        double r799289 = a;
        double r799290 = r799288 * r799289;
        double r799291 = r799290 * r799284;
        double r799292 = r799287 - r799291;
        double r799293 = sqrt(r799292);
        double r799294 = r799286 - r799293;
        double r799295 = r799285 / r799294;
        double r799296 = r799289 * r799284;
        double r799297 = r799296 / r799278;
        double r799298 = r799283 * r799297;
        double r799299 = r799298 - r799278;
        double r799300 = r799299 + r799286;
        double r799301 = r799283 * r799289;
        double r799302 = r799300 / r799301;
        double r799303 = r799282 ? r799295 : r799302;
        double r799304 = 1.8793407135037563e+153;
        bool r799305 = r799278 <= r799304;
        double r799306 = sqrt(r799293);
        double r799307 = r799306 * r799306;
        double r799308 = r799286 - r799307;
        double r799309 = r799285 / r799308;
        double r799310 = r799293 + r799286;
        double r799311 = r799310 / r799301;
        double r799312 = r799282 ? r799309 : r799311;
        double r799313 = r799278 - r799298;
        double r799314 = r799286 - r799313;
        double r799315 = r799285 / r799314;
        double r799316 = r799282 ? r799315 : r799311;
        double r799317 = r799305 ? r799312 : r799316;
        double r799318 = r799280 ? r799303 : r799317;
        return r799318;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Try it out

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.3403094507161458e+154

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -1.3403094507161458e+154 < b < 1.8793407135037563e+153

    1. Initial program 9.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt9.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    4. Applied sqrt-prod9.1

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 1.8793407135037563e+153 < b

    1. Initial program 38.4

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification8.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.340309450716145752013307588659221163014 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.87934071350375634734658439345944082339 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019171 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))