Average Error: 34.1 → 9.9
Time: 18.3s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.550162015746626746000974336574470460524 \cdot 10^{150}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.61145084478121505718169973575148582501 \cdot 10^{-34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -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 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r74189 = b;
        double r74190 = -r74189;
        double r74191 = r74189 * r74189;
        double r74192 = 4.0;
        double r74193 = a;
        double r74194 = c;
        double r74195 = r74193 * r74194;
        double r74196 = r74192 * r74195;
        double r74197 = r74191 - r74196;
        double r74198 = sqrt(r74197);
        double r74199 = r74190 + r74198;
        double r74200 = 2.0;
        double r74201 = r74200 * r74193;
        double r74202 = r74199 / r74201;
        return r74202;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r74203 = b;
        double r74204 = -1.5501620157466267e+150;
        bool r74205 = r74203 <= r74204;
        double r74206 = 1.0;
        double r74207 = c;
        double r74208 = r74207 / r74203;
        double r74209 = a;
        double r74210 = r74203 / r74209;
        double r74211 = r74208 - r74210;
        double r74212 = r74206 * r74211;
        double r74213 = 1.611450844781215e-34;
        bool r74214 = r74203 <= r74213;
        double r74215 = 1.0;
        double r74216 = 2.0;
        double r74217 = r74216 * r74209;
        double r74218 = r74203 * r74203;
        double r74219 = 4.0;
        double r74220 = r74209 * r74207;
        double r74221 = r74219 * r74220;
        double r74222 = r74218 - r74221;
        double r74223 = sqrt(r74222);
        double r74224 = r74223 - r74203;
        double r74225 = r74217 / r74224;
        double r74226 = r74215 / r74225;
        double r74227 = -1.0;
        double r74228 = r74227 * r74208;
        double r74229 = r74214 ? r74226 : r74228;
        double r74230 = r74205 ? r74212 : r74229;
        return r74230;
}

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

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.5501620157466267e+150

    1. Initial program 62.9

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

    2. Simplified62.9

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

    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

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

    2. Simplified13.6

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

    4. Applied clear-num13.7

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

    if 1.611450844781215e-34 < b

    1. Initial program 55.0

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

    2. Simplified55.0

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

    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

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019325 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :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)))