Average Error: 34.1 → 9.9
Time: 17.9s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.550162015746626746000974336574470460524 \cdot 10^{150}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.61145084478121505718169973575148582501 \cdot 10^{-34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.550162015746626746000974336574470460524 \cdot 10^{150}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.61145084478121505718169973575148582501 \cdot 10^{-34}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r96497 = b;
        double r96498 = -r96497;
        double r96499 = r96497 * r96497;
        double r96500 = 4.0;
        double r96501 = a;
        double r96502 = r96500 * r96501;
        double r96503 = c;
        double r96504 = r96502 * r96503;
        double r96505 = r96499 - r96504;
        double r96506 = sqrt(r96505);
        double r96507 = r96498 + r96506;
        double r96508 = 2.0;
        double r96509 = r96508 * r96501;
        double r96510 = r96507 / r96509;
        return r96510;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r96511 = b;
        double r96512 = -1.5501620157466267e+150;
        bool r96513 = r96511 <= r96512;
        double r96514 = 1.0;
        double r96515 = c;
        double r96516 = r96515 / r96511;
        double r96517 = a;
        double r96518 = r96511 / r96517;
        double r96519 = r96516 - r96518;
        double r96520 = r96514 * r96519;
        double r96521 = 1.611450844781215e-34;
        bool r96522 = r96511 <= r96521;
        double r96523 = 1.0;
        double r96524 = 2.0;
        double r96525 = r96524 * r96517;
        double r96526 = r96511 * r96511;
        double r96527 = 4.0;
        double r96528 = r96527 * r96517;
        double r96529 = r96528 * r96515;
        double r96530 = r96526 - r96529;
        double r96531 = sqrt(r96530);
        double r96532 = r96531 - r96511;
        double r96533 = r96525 / r96532;
        double r96534 = r96523 / r96533;
        double r96535 = -1.0;
        double r96536 = r96535 * r96516;
        double r96537 = r96522 ? r96534 : r96536;
        double r96538 = r96513 ? r96520 : r96537;
        return r96538;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.1
Target21.2
Herbie9.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.5501620157466267e+150

    1. Initial program 62.9

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

    2. Simplified62.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.7

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

    4. Simplified1.7

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

    if -1.5501620157466267e+150 < b < 1.611450844781215e-34

    1. Initial program 13.6

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

    2. Simplified13.6

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

    4. Applied clear-num13.7

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

    if 1.611450844781215e-34 < b

    1. Initial program 55.0

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

    2. Simplified55.0

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.550162015746626746000974336574470460524 \cdot 10^{150}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.61145084478121505718169973575148582501 \cdot 10^{-34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019325 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :precision binary64

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

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