Average Error: 34.4 → 6.7
Time: 18.2s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.763315479739403460017265344144602342789 \cdot 10^{89}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.085000278636624341855070450537604684134 \cdot 10^{-297}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.355858625783055094237525774982320834143 \cdot 10^{101}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right) \cdot 1\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -1.763315479739403460017265344144602342789 \cdot 10^{89}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.085000278636624341855070450537604684134 \cdot 10^{-297}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.355858625783055094237525774982320834143 \cdot 10^{101}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right) \cdot 1\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r4255131 = b;
        double r4255132 = -r4255131;
        double r4255133 = r4255131 * r4255131;
        double r4255134 = 4.0;
        double r4255135 = a;
        double r4255136 = c;
        double r4255137 = r4255135 * r4255136;
        double r4255138 = r4255134 * r4255137;
        double r4255139 = r4255133 - r4255138;
        double r4255140 = sqrt(r4255139);
        double r4255141 = r4255132 - r4255140;
        double r4255142 = 2.0;
        double r4255143 = r4255142 * r4255135;
        double r4255144 = r4255141 / r4255143;
        return r4255144;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r4255145 = b;
        double r4255146 = -1.7633154797394035e+89;
        bool r4255147 = r4255145 <= r4255146;
        double r4255148 = -1.0;
        double r4255149 = c;
        double r4255150 = r4255149 / r4255145;
        double r4255151 = r4255148 * r4255150;
        double r4255152 = -1.0850002786366243e-297;
        bool r4255153 = r4255145 <= r4255152;
        double r4255154 = 2.0;
        double r4255155 = r4255149 * r4255154;
        double r4255156 = -r4255145;
        double r4255157 = r4255145 * r4255145;
        double r4255158 = 4.0;
        double r4255159 = a;
        double r4255160 = r4255159 * r4255149;
        double r4255161 = r4255158 * r4255160;
        double r4255162 = r4255157 - r4255161;
        double r4255163 = sqrt(r4255162);
        double r4255164 = r4255156 + r4255163;
        double r4255165 = r4255155 / r4255164;
        double r4255166 = 3.355858625783055e+101;
        bool r4255167 = r4255145 <= r4255166;
        double r4255168 = r4255159 * r4255158;
        double r4255169 = r4255168 * r4255149;
        double r4255170 = r4255157 - r4255169;
        double r4255171 = sqrt(r4255170);
        double r4255172 = r4255156 - r4255171;
        double r4255173 = r4255159 * r4255154;
        double r4255174 = r4255172 / r4255173;
        double r4255175 = r4255145 / r4255159;
        double r4255176 = r4255150 - r4255175;
        double r4255177 = 1.0;
        double r4255178 = r4255176 * r4255177;
        double r4255179 = r4255167 ? r4255174 : r4255178;
        double r4255180 = r4255153 ? r4255165 : r4255179;
        double r4255181 = r4255147 ? r4255151 : r4255180;
        return r4255181;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.4
Target20.9
Herbie6.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -1.7633154797394035e+89

    1. Initial program 59.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.7

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

    if -1.7633154797394035e+89 < b < -1.0850002786366243e-297

    1. Initial program 32.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv32.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied flip--32.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied associate-*l/32.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\]
    7. Simplified15.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(b \cdot b - b \cdot b\right) + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{a \cdot 2}}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\]
    8. Taylor expanded around 0 8.4

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

    if -1.0850002786366243e-297 < b < 3.355858625783055e+101

    1. Initial program 9.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around 0 9.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{b}^{2} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    3. Simplified9.5

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

    if 3.355858625783055e+101 < b

    1. Initial program 46.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 4.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
    3. Simplified4.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right) \cdot 1}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.763315479739403460017265344144602342789 \cdot 10^{89}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.085000278636624341855070450537604684134 \cdot 10^{-297}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.355858625783055094237525774982320834143 \cdot 10^{101}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right) \cdot 1\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019172 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))