Average Error: 34.2 → 11.8
Time: 15.2s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -2.007820467288354043661462566796901658096 \cdot 10^{70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.455592343308264166675918758902222662503 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -2.007820467288354043661462566796901658096 \cdot 10^{70}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.455592343308264166675918758902222662503 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b_2, double c) {
        double r19345 = b_2;
        double r19346 = -r19345;
        double r19347 = r19345 * r19345;
        double r19348 = a;
        double r19349 = c;
        double r19350 = r19348 * r19349;
        double r19351 = r19347 - r19350;
        double r19352 = sqrt(r19351);
        double r19353 = r19346 + r19352;
        double r19354 = r19353 / r19348;
        return r19354;
}

double f(double a, double b_2, double c) {
        double r19355 = b_2;
        double r19356 = -2.007820467288354e+70;
        bool r19357 = r19355 <= r19356;
        double r19358 = 0.5;
        double r19359 = c;
        double r19360 = r19359 / r19355;
        double r19361 = r19358 * r19360;
        double r19362 = 2.0;
        double r19363 = a;
        double r19364 = r19355 / r19363;
        double r19365 = r19362 * r19364;
        double r19366 = r19361 - r19365;
        double r19367 = 7.455592343308264e-170;
        bool r19368 = r19355 <= r19367;
        double r19369 = 1.0;
        double r19370 = r19369 / r19363;
        double r19371 = r19355 * r19355;
        double r19372 = r19363 * r19359;
        double r19373 = r19371 - r19372;
        double r19374 = sqrt(r19373);
        double r19375 = r19374 - r19355;
        double r19376 = r19370 * r19375;
        double r19377 = -0.5;
        double r19378 = r19377 * r19360;
        double r19379 = r19368 ? r19376 : r19378;
        double r19380 = r19357 ? r19366 : r19379;
        return r19380;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -2.007820467288354e+70

    1. Initial program 41.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified41.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]

    if -2.007820467288354e+70 < b_2 < 7.455592343308264e-170

    1. Initial program 12.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified12.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied clear-num12.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}\]
    5. Using strategy rm
    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity12.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\frac{a}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right)}}}\]
    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity12.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}{1 \cdot \left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right)}}\]
    8. Applied times-frac12.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}\]
    9. Applied add-cube-cbrt12.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]
    10. Applied times-frac12.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{1}{1}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}\]
    11. Simplified12.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]
    12. Simplified12.1

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{1}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right)\right)}\]

    if 7.455592343308264e-170 < b_2

    1. Initial program 48.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Simplified48.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 14.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification11.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -2.007820467288354043661462566796901658096 \cdot 10^{70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.455592343308264166675918758902222662503 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019323 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))