Average Error: 33.9 → 6.8
Time: 16.0s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.359953003549156817553996908233908949771 \cdot 10^{103}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.094358742794727790656239317142702500789 \cdot 10^{-239}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.099089738165329086098741767888130630655 \cdot 10^{67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -3.359953003549156817553996908233908949771 \cdot 10^{103}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.094358742794727790656239317142702500789 \cdot 10^{-239}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.099089738165329086098741767888130630655 \cdot 10^{67}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r74573 = b;
        double r74574 = -r74573;
        double r74575 = r74573 * r74573;
        double r74576 = 4.0;
        double r74577 = a;
        double r74578 = c;
        double r74579 = r74577 * r74578;
        double r74580 = r74576 * r74579;
        double r74581 = r74575 - r74580;
        double r74582 = sqrt(r74581);
        double r74583 = r74574 - r74582;
        double r74584 = 2.0;
        double r74585 = r74584 * r74577;
        double r74586 = r74583 / r74585;
        return r74586;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r74587 = b;
        double r74588 = -3.359953003549157e+103;
        bool r74589 = r74587 <= r74588;
        double r74590 = -1.0;
        double r74591 = c;
        double r74592 = r74591 / r74587;
        double r74593 = r74590 * r74592;
        double r74594 = 2.094358742794728e-239;
        bool r74595 = r74587 <= r74594;
        double r74596 = 2.0;
        double r74597 = r74596 * r74591;
        double r74598 = -r74587;
        double r74599 = r74587 * r74587;
        double r74600 = 4.0;
        double r74601 = a;
        double r74602 = r74601 * r74591;
        double r74603 = r74600 * r74602;
        double r74604 = r74599 - r74603;
        double r74605 = sqrt(r74604);
        double r74606 = r74598 + r74605;
        double r74607 = r74597 / r74606;
        double r74608 = 5.099089738165329e+67;
        bool r74609 = r74587 <= r74608;
        double r74610 = r74596 * r74601;
        double r74611 = r74598 / r74610;
        double r74612 = r74605 / r74610;
        double r74613 = r74611 - r74612;
        double r74614 = 1.0;
        double r74615 = r74587 / r74601;
        double r74616 = r74592 - r74615;
        double r74617 = r74614 * r74616;
        double r74618 = r74609 ? r74613 : r74617;
        double r74619 = r74595 ? r74607 : r74618;
        double r74620 = r74589 ? r74593 : r74619;
        return r74620;
}

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Target

Original33.9
Target20.8
Herbie6.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -3.359953003549157e+103

    1. Initial program 59.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.5

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

    if -3.359953003549157e+103 < b < 2.094358742794728e-239

    1. Initial program 30.7

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

    3. Applied clear-num30.7

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

    5. Applied flip--30.8

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

    6. Applied associate-/r/30.8

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

    7. Applied associate-/r*30.8

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

    8. Simplified15.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{0 + \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}{2 \cdot a}}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\]

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 9.6

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

    if 2.094358742794728e-239 < b < 5.099089738165329e+67

    1. Initial program 8.0

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

    3. Applied div-sub8.0

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

    if 5.099089738165329e+67 < b

    1. Initial program 40.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 5.4

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

    3. Simplified5.4

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

  4. Final simplification6.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.359953003549156817553996908233908949771 \cdot 10^{103}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 2.094358742794727790656239317142702500789 \cdot 10^{-239}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.099089738165329086098741767888130630655 \cdot 10^{67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019304 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))