Average Error: 19.3 → 7.4
Time: 19.2s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.91962817906715367126033645969528543778 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 929319867835151.5:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, b \cdot -2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.91962817906715367126033645969528543778 \cdot 10^{153}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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{\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2}}{a}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 929319867835151.5:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\

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

\end{array}\\

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

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r32558 = b;
        double r32559 = 0.0;
        bool r32560 = r32558 >= r32559;
        double r32561 = 2.0;
        double r32562 = c;
        double r32563 = r32561 * r32562;
        double r32564 = -r32558;
        double r32565 = r32558 * r32558;
        double r32566 = 4.0;
        double r32567 = a;
        double r32568 = r32566 * r32567;
        double r32569 = r32568 * r32562;
        double r32570 = r32565 - r32569;
        double r32571 = sqrt(r32570);
        double r32572 = r32564 - r32571;
        double r32573 = r32563 / r32572;
        double r32574 = r32564 + r32571;
        double r32575 = r32561 * r32567;
        double r32576 = r32574 / r32575;
        double r32577 = r32560 ? r32573 : r32576;
        return r32577;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r32578 = b;
        double r32579 = -4.919628179067154e+153;
        bool r32580 = r32578 <= r32579;
        double r32581 = 0.0;
        bool r32582 = r32578 >= r32581;
        double r32583 = 2.0;
        double r32584 = c;
        double r32585 = r32583 * r32584;
        double r32586 = -r32578;
        double r32587 = r32578 * r32578;
        double r32588 = 4.0;
        double r32589 = a;
        double r32590 = r32588 * r32589;
        double r32591 = r32590 * r32584;
        double r32592 = r32587 - r32591;
        double r32593 = sqrt(r32592);
        double r32594 = r32586 - r32593;
        double r32595 = r32585 / r32594;
        double r32596 = -2.0;
        double r32597 = r32596 * r32578;
        double r32598 = r32597 / r32583;
        double r32599 = r32598 / r32589;
        double r32600 = r32582 ? r32595 : r32599;
        double r32601 = 929319867835151.5;
        bool r32602 = r32578 <= r32601;
        double r32603 = cbrt(r32592);
        double r32604 = fabs(r32603);
        double r32605 = sqrt(r32603);
        double r32606 = r32604 * r32605;
        double r32607 = r32586 - r32606;
        double r32608 = r32585 / r32607;
        double r32609 = r32593 - r32578;
        double r32610 = r32609 / r32583;
        double r32611 = r32610 / r32589;
        double r32612 = r32582 ? r32608 : r32611;
        double r32613 = r32584 / r32578;
        double r32614 = r32589 * r32613;
        double r32615 = r32578 * r32596;
        double r32616 = fma(r32583, r32614, r32615);
        double r32617 = r32585 / r32616;
        double r32618 = r32582 ? r32617 : r32611;
        double r32619 = r32602 ? r32612 : r32618;
        double r32620 = r32580 ? r32600 : r32619;
        return r32620;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -4.919628179067154e+153

    1. Initial program 63.8

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

    2. Simplified63.8

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

    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt63.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

    5. Applied sqrt-prod63.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

    6. Applied fma-neg63.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, -b\right)}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

    7. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.5

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

    8. Simplified2.5

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

    if -4.919628179067154e+153 < b < 929319867835151.5

    1. Initial program 9.4

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

    2. Simplified9.4

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

    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt9.6

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

    5. Applied sqrt-prod9.6

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

    6. Simplified9.6

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

    if 929319867835151.5 < b

    1. Initial program 22.7

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

    2. Simplified22.7

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 8.2

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

    4. Simplified8.2

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

    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity8.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot b}}, b \cdot -2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

    7. Applied times-frac5.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \color{blue}{\frac{a}{1} \cdot \frac{c}{b}}, b \cdot -2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

    8. Simplified5.0

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

  4. Final simplification7.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.91962817906715367126033645969528543778 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 929319867835151.5:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, b \cdot -2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019208 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a))))