Average Error: 19.7 → 8.8
Time: 19.1s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.325519151108135343753380598918343279627 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.031608061939102936286074782173578716838 \cdot 10^{53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

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

\end{array}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.325519151108135343753380598918343279627 \cdot 10^{154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

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

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.031608061939102936286074782173578716838 \cdot 10^{53}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\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}}}\\

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

\end{array}\\

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

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r29610 = b;
        double r29611 = 0.0;
        bool r29612 = r29610 >= r29611;
        double r29613 = 2.0;
        double r29614 = c;
        double r29615 = r29613 * r29614;
        double r29616 = -r29610;
        double r29617 = r29610 * r29610;
        double r29618 = 4.0;
        double r29619 = a;
        double r29620 = r29618 * r29619;
        double r29621 = r29620 * r29614;
        double r29622 = r29617 - r29621;
        double r29623 = sqrt(r29622);
        double r29624 = r29616 - r29623;
        double r29625 = r29615 / r29624;
        double r29626 = r29616 + r29623;
        double r29627 = r29613 * r29619;
        double r29628 = r29626 / r29627;
        double r29629 = r29612 ? r29625 : r29628;
        return r29629;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r29630 = b;
        double r29631 = -1.3255191511081353e+154;
        bool r29632 = r29630 <= r29631;
        double r29633 = 0.0;
        bool r29634 = r29630 >= r29633;
        double r29635 = 2.0;
        double r29636 = c;
        double r29637 = r29635 * r29636;
        double r29638 = -r29630;
        double r29639 = r29630 * r29630;
        double r29640 = 4.0;
        double r29641 = a;
        double r29642 = r29640 * r29641;
        double r29643 = r29642 * r29636;
        double r29644 = r29639 - r29643;
        double r29645 = sqrt(r29644);
        double r29646 = r29638 - r29645;
        double r29647 = r29637 / r29646;
        double r29648 = r29641 * r29636;
        double r29649 = r29648 / r29630;
        double r29650 = r29635 * r29649;
        double r29651 = r29650 - r29630;
        double r29652 = r29651 - r29630;
        double r29653 = r29635 * r29641;
        double r29654 = r29652 / r29653;
        double r29655 = r29634 ? r29647 : r29654;
        double r29656 = 5.031608061939103e+53;
        bool r29657 = r29630 <= r29656;
        double r29658 = cbrt(r29644);
        double r29659 = r29658 * r29658;
        double r29660 = r29659 * r29658;
        double r29661 = sqrt(r29660);
        double r29662 = r29638 - r29661;
        double r29663 = r29637 / r29662;
        double r29664 = r29645 - r29630;
        double r29665 = r29664 / r29653;
        double r29666 = r29634 ? r29663 : r29665;
        double r29667 = r29630 - r29650;
        double r29668 = r29638 - r29667;
        double r29669 = r29637 / r29668;
        double r29670 = r29634 ? r29669 : r29665;
        double r29671 = r29657 ? r29666 : r29670;
        double r29672 = r29632 ? r29655 : r29671;
        return r29672;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Try it out

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.3255191511081353e+154

    1. Initial program 64.0

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

    2. Simplified64.0

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 11.1

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

    if -1.3255191511081353e+154 < b < 5.031608061939103e+53

    1. Initial program 8.7

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

    2. Simplified8.7

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

    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.9

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

    if 5.031608061939103e+53 < b

    1. Initial program 26.3

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

    2. Simplified26.3

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.7

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

  4. Final simplification8.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.325519151108135343753380598918343279627 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.031608061939102936286074782173578716838 \cdot 10^{53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019326 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a))))