Average Error: 19.6 → 8.4
Time: 19.4s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.031540569065605192102577441461744221788 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{-2 \cdot b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2000198799923726.5:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, \sqrt{\left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}, -b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\end{array}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.031540569065605192102577441461744221788 \cdot 10^{154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{-2 \cdot b}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2000198799923726.5:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\end{array}\\

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

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r34093 = b;
        double r34094 = 0.0;
        bool r34095 = r34093 >= r34094;
        double r34096 = -r34093;
        double r34097 = r34093 * r34093;
        double r34098 = 4.0;
        double r34099 = a;
        double r34100 = r34098 * r34099;
        double r34101 = c;
        double r34102 = r34100 * r34101;
        double r34103 = r34097 - r34102;
        double r34104 = sqrt(r34103);
        double r34105 = r34096 - r34104;
        double r34106 = 2.0;
        double r34107 = r34106 * r34099;
        double r34108 = r34105 / r34107;
        double r34109 = r34106 * r34101;
        double r34110 = r34096 + r34104;
        double r34111 = r34109 / r34110;
        double r34112 = r34095 ? r34108 : r34111;
        return r34112;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r34113 = b;
        double r34114 = -7.031540569065605e+154;
        bool r34115 = r34113 <= r34114;
        double r34116 = 0.0;
        bool r34117 = r34113 >= r34116;
        double r34118 = -r34113;
        double r34119 = r34113 * r34113;
        double r34120 = 4.0;
        double r34121 = a;
        double r34122 = r34120 * r34121;
        double r34123 = c;
        double r34124 = r34122 * r34123;
        double r34125 = r34119 - r34124;
        double r34126 = sqrt(r34125);
        double r34127 = r34118 - r34126;
        double r34128 = 2.0;
        double r34129 = r34128 * r34121;
        double r34130 = r34127 / r34129;
        double r34131 = r34128 * r34123;
        double r34132 = -2.0;
        double r34133 = r34132 * r34113;
        double r34134 = r34131 / r34133;
        double r34135 = r34117 ? r34130 : r34134;
        double r34136 = 2000198799923726.5;
        bool r34137 = r34113 <= r34136;
        double r34138 = sqrt(r34126);
        double r34139 = cbrt(r34125);
        double r34140 = fabs(r34139);
        double r34141 = sqrt(r34139);
        double r34142 = r34140 * r34141;
        double r34143 = sqrt(r34142);
        double r34144 = fma(r34138, r34143, r34118);
        double r34145 = r34131 / r34144;
        double r34146 = r34117 ? r34130 : r34145;
        double r34147 = r34121 * r34123;
        double r34148 = r34147 / r34113;
        double r34149 = r34128 * r34148;
        double r34150 = r34113 - r34149;
        double r34151 = r34118 - r34150;
        double r34152 = r34151 / r34129;
        double r34153 = r34126 - r34113;
        double r34154 = r34131 / r34153;
        double r34155 = r34117 ? r34152 : r34154;
        double r34156 = r34137 ? r34146 : r34155;
        double r34157 = r34115 ? r34135 : r34156;
        return r34157;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -7.031540569065605e+154

    1. Initial program 37.9

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Simplified37.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt37.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2} \cdot c}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
    5. Applied sqrt-prod37.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot c}}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
    6. Applied fma-neg37.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, -b\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]
    7. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{-2 \cdot b}}\\ \end{array}\]
    8. Simplified1.4

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

    if -7.031540569065605e+154 < b < 2000198799923726.5

    1. Initial program 9.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Simplified9.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt9.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2} \cdot c}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
    5. Applied sqrt-prod9.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot c}}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
    6. Applied fma-neg9.1

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, -b\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]
    7. Using strategy rm
    8. Applied add-cube-cbrt9.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}, \sqrt{\sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}, -b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]
    9. Applied sqrt-prod9.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}, \sqrt{\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}, -b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]
    10. Simplified9.2

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

    if 2000198799923726.5 < b

    1. Initial program 34.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Simplified34.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 11.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -7.031540569065605192102577441461744221788 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{-2 \cdot b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2000198799923726.5:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}, \sqrt{\left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}, -b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019208 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))