Average Error: 34.1 → 9.9
Time: 17.3s
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 r87200 = b;
        double r87201 = -r87200;
        double r87202 = r87200 * r87200;
        double r87203 = 4.0;
        double r87204 = a;
        double r87205 = r87203 * r87204;
        double r87206 = c;
        double r87207 = r87205 * r87206;
        double r87208 = r87202 - r87207;
        double r87209 = sqrt(r87208);
        double r87210 = r87201 + r87209;
        double r87211 = 2.0;
        double r87212 = r87211 * r87204;
        double r87213 = r87210 / r87212;
        return r87213;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r87214 = b;
        double r87215 = -1.5501620157466267e+150;
        bool r87216 = r87214 <= r87215;
        double r87217 = 1.0;
        double r87218 = c;
        double r87219 = r87218 / r87214;
        double r87220 = a;
        double r87221 = r87214 / r87220;
        double r87222 = r87219 - r87221;
        double r87223 = r87217 * r87222;
        double r87224 = 1.611450844781215e-34;
        bool r87225 = r87214 <= r87224;
        double r87226 = 1.0;
        double r87227 = 2.0;
        double r87228 = r87227 * r87220;
        double r87229 = r87214 * r87214;
        double r87230 = 4.0;
        double r87231 = r87230 * r87220;
        double r87232 = r87231 * r87218;
        double r87233 = r87229 - r87232;
        double r87234 = sqrt(r87233);
        double r87235 = r87234 - r87214;
        double r87236 = r87228 / r87235;
        double r87237 = r87226 / r87236;
        double r87238 = -1.0;
        double r87239 = r87238 * r87219;
        double r87240 = r87225 ? r87237 : r87239;
        double r87241 = r87216 ? r87223 : r87240;
        return r87241;
}

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 
(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)))