Average Error: 19.7 → 8.8
Time: 21.9s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.325519151108135343753380598918343279627 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.031608061939102936286074782173578716838 \cdot 10^{53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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{\frac{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2}}{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{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{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{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2}}{a}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r30849 = b;
        double r30850 = 0.0;
        bool r30851 = r30849 >= r30850;
        double r30852 = 2.0;
        double r30853 = c;
        double r30854 = r30852 * r30853;
        double r30855 = -r30849;
        double r30856 = r30849 * r30849;
        double r30857 = 4.0;
        double r30858 = a;
        double r30859 = r30857 * r30858;
        double r30860 = r30859 * r30853;
        double r30861 = r30856 - r30860;
        double r30862 = sqrt(r30861);
        double r30863 = r30855 - r30862;
        double r30864 = r30854 / r30863;
        double r30865 = r30855 + r30862;
        double r30866 = r30852 * r30858;
        double r30867 = r30865 / r30866;
        double r30868 = r30851 ? r30864 : r30867;
        return r30868;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r30869 = b;
        double r30870 = -1.3255191511081353e+154;
        bool r30871 = r30869 <= r30870;
        double r30872 = 0.0;
        bool r30873 = r30869 >= r30872;
        double r30874 = 2.0;
        double r30875 = c;
        double r30876 = r30874 * r30875;
        double r30877 = -r30869;
        double r30878 = r30869 * r30869;
        double r30879 = 4.0;
        double r30880 = a;
        double r30881 = r30879 * r30880;
        double r30882 = r30881 * r30875;
        double r30883 = r30878 - r30882;
        double r30884 = sqrt(r30883);
        double r30885 = r30877 - r30884;
        double r30886 = r30876 / r30885;
        double r30887 = r30880 * r30875;
        double r30888 = r30887 / r30869;
        double r30889 = r30874 * r30888;
        double r30890 = r30889 - r30869;
        double r30891 = r30890 - r30869;
        double r30892 = r30891 / r30874;
        double r30893 = r30892 / r30880;
        double r30894 = r30873 ? r30886 : r30893;
        double r30895 = 5.031608061939103e+53;
        bool r30896 = r30869 <= r30895;
        double r30897 = cbrt(r30883);
        double r30898 = r30897 * r30897;
        double r30899 = r30898 * r30897;
        double r30900 = sqrt(r30899);
        double r30901 = r30877 - r30900;
        double r30902 = r30876 / r30901;
        double r30903 = r30884 - r30869;
        double r30904 = r30903 / r30874;
        double r30905 = r30904 / r30880;
        double r30906 = r30873 ? r30902 : r30905;
        double r30907 = r30869 - r30889;
        double r30908 = r30877 - r30907;
        double r30909 = r30876 / r30908;
        double r30910 = r30873 ? r30909 : r30905;
        double r30911 = r30896 ? r30906 : r30910;
        double r30912 = r30871 ? r30894 : r30911;
        return r30912;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Try it out

Your Program's Arguments

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

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 11.1

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

    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

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

    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.9

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

    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

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.7

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

  4. Final simplification8.8

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019326 +o rules:numerics
(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))))