\[\left(\left(x \cdot x + y \cdot y\right) + y \cdot y\right) + y \cdot y\]
\left(\left(x \cdot x + y \cdot y\right) + y \cdot y\right) + y \cdot y
double f(double x, double y) {
        double r7997 = x;
        double r7998 = r7997 * r7997;
        double r7999 = y;
        double r8000 = r7999 * r7999;
        double r8001 = r7998 + r8000;
        double r8002 = r8001 + r8000;
        double r8003 = r8002 + r8000;
        return r8003;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019191 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x y)
  :name "Linear.Quaternion:$c/ from linear-1.19.1.3, E"

  :herbie-target
  (+ (* x x) (* y (+ y (+ y y))))

  (+ (+ (+ (* x x) (* y y)) (* y y)) (* y y)))

Backtrace

get-representation: Unknown representation #fLC
loop/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/points.rkt1224
prepare-points/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/points.rkt1460
setup-prog!34/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/mainloop.rkt670
run-improve43/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/mainloop.rkt3390
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128
run/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt392
profile-thunk16/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt90
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128