Average Error: 34.1 → 9.9
Time: 18.1s
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 r52111 = b;
        double r52112 = -r52111;
        double r52113 = r52111 * r52111;
        double r52114 = 4.0;
        double r52115 = a;
        double r52116 = c;
        double r52117 = r52115 * r52116;
        double r52118 = r52114 * r52117;
        double r52119 = r52113 - r52118;
        double r52120 = sqrt(r52119);
        double r52121 = r52112 + r52120;
        double r52122 = 2.0;
        double r52123 = r52122 * r52115;
        double r52124 = r52121 / r52123;
        return r52124;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r52125 = b;
        double r52126 = -1.5501620157466267e+150;
        bool r52127 = r52125 <= r52126;
        double r52128 = 1.0;
        double r52129 = c;
        double r52130 = r52129 / r52125;
        double r52131 = a;
        double r52132 = r52125 / r52131;
        double r52133 = r52130 - r52132;
        double r52134 = r52128 * r52133;
        double r52135 = 1.611450844781215e-34;
        bool r52136 = r52125 <= r52135;
        double r52137 = 1.0;
        double r52138 = 2.0;
        double r52139 = r52138 * r52131;
        double r52140 = r52125 * r52125;
        double r52141 = 4.0;
        double r52142 = r52131 * r52129;
        double r52143 = r52141 * r52142;
        double r52144 = r52140 - r52143;
        double r52145 = sqrt(r52144);
        double r52146 = r52145 - r52125;
        double r52147 = r52139 / r52146;
        double r52148 = r52137 / r52147;
        double r52149 = -1.0;
        double r52150 = r52149 * r52130;
        double r52151 = r52136 ? r52148 : r52150;
        double r52152 = r52127 ? r52134 : r52151;
        return r52152;
}

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 +o rules:numerics
(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)))