Average Error: 19.9 → 7.2
Time: 18.5s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.415824536209924848227828718073588940264 \cdot 10^{141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.025086302007438193349700948033617390491 \cdot 10^{144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\end{array}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.415824536209924848227828718073588940264 \cdot 10^{141}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.025086302007438193349700948033617390491 \cdot 10^{144}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r33783 = b;
        double r33784 = 0.0;
        bool r33785 = r33783 >= r33784;
        double r33786 = -r33783;
        double r33787 = r33783 * r33783;
        double r33788 = 4.0;
        double r33789 = a;
        double r33790 = r33788 * r33789;
        double r33791 = c;
        double r33792 = r33790 * r33791;
        double r33793 = r33787 - r33792;
        double r33794 = sqrt(r33793);
        double r33795 = r33786 - r33794;
        double r33796 = 2.0;
        double r33797 = r33796 * r33789;
        double r33798 = r33795 / r33797;
        double r33799 = r33796 * r33791;
        double r33800 = r33786 + r33794;
        double r33801 = r33799 / r33800;
        double r33802 = r33785 ? r33798 : r33801;
        return r33802;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r33803 = b;
        double r33804 = -2.415824536209925e+141;
        bool r33805 = r33803 <= r33804;
        double r33806 = 0.0;
        bool r33807 = r33803 >= r33806;
        double r33808 = -r33803;
        double r33809 = r33803 * r33803;
        double r33810 = 4.0;
        double r33811 = a;
        double r33812 = r33810 * r33811;
        double r33813 = c;
        double r33814 = r33812 * r33813;
        double r33815 = r33809 - r33814;
        double r33816 = sqrt(r33815);
        double r33817 = r33808 - r33816;
        double r33818 = 2.0;
        double r33819 = r33818 * r33811;
        double r33820 = r33817 / r33819;
        double r33821 = r33818 * r33813;
        double r33822 = r33813 / r33803;
        double r33823 = r33811 * r33822;
        double r33824 = -2.0;
        double r33825 = r33824 * r33803;
        double r33826 = fma(r33818, r33823, r33825);
        double r33827 = r33821 / r33826;
        double r33828 = r33807 ? r33820 : r33827;
        double r33829 = 1.0250863020074382e+144;
        bool r33830 = r33803 <= r33829;
        double r33831 = cbrt(r33815);
        double r33832 = fabs(r33831);
        double r33833 = sqrt(r33831);
        double r33834 = r33832 * r33833;
        double r33835 = r33808 + r33834;
        double r33836 = r33821 / r33835;
        double r33837 = r33807 ? r33820 : r33836;
        double r33838 = r33811 * r33813;
        double r33839 = r33838 / r33803;
        double r33840 = r33818 * r33839;
        double r33841 = r33803 - r33840;
        double r33842 = r33808 - r33841;
        double r33843 = r33842 / r33819;
        double r33844 = r33808 + r33816;
        double r33845 = r33821 / r33844;
        double r33846 = r33807 ? r33843 : r33845;
        double r33847 = r33830 ? r33837 : r33846;
        double r33848 = r33805 ? r33828 : r33847;
        return r33848;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -2.415824536209925e+141

    1. Initial program 36.1

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Simplified6.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{a \cdot c}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity6.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \color{blue}{\frac{a \cdot c}{1 \cdot b}}, -2 \cdot b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]
    6. Applied times-frac1.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{a}{1} \cdot \frac{c}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]
    7. Simplified1.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{2}, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -2.415824536209925e+141 < b < 1.0250863020074382e+144

    1. Initial program 8.3

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right)} + \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \end{array}\]
    4. Applied sqrt-prod8.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}\\ \end{array}\]
    5. Simplified8.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right)} + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 1.0250863020074382e+144 < b

    1. Initial program 59.6

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 10.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification7.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.415824536209924848227828718073588940264 \cdot 10^{141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.025086302007438193349700948033617390491 \cdot 10^{144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019325 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))