Average Error: 34.2 → 6.7
Time: 6.0s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.739386840053888999010128333992752158317 \cdot 10^{131}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -2.102308624562260429751103075089775725609 \cdot 10^{-293}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.092401246928180338651406165764155275885 \cdot 10^{90}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\left(\frac{2}{4} \cdot \frac{1}{c}\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.739386840053888999010128333992752158317 \cdot 10^{131}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le -2.102308624562260429751103075089775725609 \cdot 10^{-293}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.092401246928180338651406165764155275885 \cdot 10^{90}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\left(\frac{2}{4} \cdot \frac{1}{c}\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r154667 = b;
        double r154668 = -r154667;
        double r154669 = r154667 * r154667;
        double r154670 = 4.0;
        double r154671 = a;
        double r154672 = c;
        double r154673 = r154671 * r154672;
        double r154674 = r154670 * r154673;
        double r154675 = r154669 - r154674;
        double r154676 = sqrt(r154675);
        double r154677 = r154668 + r154676;
        double r154678 = 2.0;
        double r154679 = r154678 * r154671;
        double r154680 = r154677 / r154679;
        return r154680;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r154681 = b;
        double r154682 = -4.739386840053889e+131;
        bool r154683 = r154681 <= r154682;
        double r154684 = 1.0;
        double r154685 = c;
        double r154686 = r154685 / r154681;
        double r154687 = a;
        double r154688 = r154681 / r154687;
        double r154689 = r154686 - r154688;
        double r154690 = r154684 * r154689;
        double r154691 = -2.1023086245622604e-293;
        bool r154692 = r154681 <= r154691;
        double r154693 = -r154681;
        double r154694 = r154681 * r154681;
        double r154695 = 4.0;
        double r154696 = r154687 * r154685;
        double r154697 = r154695 * r154696;
        double r154698 = r154694 - r154697;
        double r154699 = sqrt(r154698);
        double r154700 = r154693 + r154699;
        double r154701 = 1.0;
        double r154702 = 2.0;
        double r154703 = r154702 * r154687;
        double r154704 = r154701 / r154703;
        double r154705 = r154700 * r154704;
        double r154706 = 6.09240124692818e+90;
        bool r154707 = r154681 <= r154706;
        double r154708 = r154702 / r154695;
        double r154709 = r154701 / r154685;
        double r154710 = r154708 * r154709;
        double r154711 = r154693 - r154699;
        double r154712 = r154710 * r154711;
        double r154713 = r154701 / r154712;
        double r154714 = -1.0;
        double r154715 = r154714 * r154686;
        double r154716 = r154707 ? r154713 : r154715;
        double r154717 = r154692 ? r154705 : r154716;
        double r154718 = r154683 ? r154690 : r154717;
        return r154718;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.2
Target21.2
Herbie6.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -4.739386840053889e+131

    1. Initial program 55.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]

    3. Simplified2.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)}\]

    if -4.739386840053889e+131 < b < -2.1023086245622604e-293

    1. Initial program 9.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-inv9.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]

    if -2.1023086245622604e-293 < b < 6.09240124692818e+90

    1. Initial program 31.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied flip-+31.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    4. Simplified16.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Using strategy rm

    6. Applied clear-num16.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}}\]

    7. Simplified15.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}\]
    8. Using strategy rm

    9. Applied times-frac15.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\left(\frac{2}{4} \cdot \frac{a}{a \cdot c}\right)} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\]

    10. Simplified8.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\left(\frac{2}{4} \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{c}}\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\]

    if 6.09240124692818e+90 < b

    1. Initial program 59.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.739386840053888999010128333992752158317 \cdot 10^{131}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -2.102308624562260429751103075089775725609 \cdot 10^{-293}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 6.092401246928180338651406165764155275885 \cdot 10^{90}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\left(\frac{2}{4} \cdot \frac{1}{c}\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019354 +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)))