Average Error: 34.1 → 6.7
Time: 5.4s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.223763057046510327568967152287533282505 \cdot 10^{109}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -3.319380566438366601816459280349243307141 \cdot 10^{-186}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.458057835821772074616178333218437979276 \cdot 10^{144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{2}{4}} \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.223763057046510327568967152287533282505 \cdot 10^{109}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le -3.319380566438366601816459280349243307141 \cdot 10^{-186}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.458057835821772074616178333218437979276 \cdot 10^{144}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{2}{4}} \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r170963 = b;
        double r170964 = -r170963;
        double r170965 = r170963 * r170963;
        double r170966 = 4.0;
        double r170967 = a;
        double r170968 = r170966 * r170967;
        double r170969 = c;
        double r170970 = r170968 * r170969;
        double r170971 = r170965 - r170970;
        double r170972 = sqrt(r170971);
        double r170973 = r170964 + r170972;
        double r170974 = 2.0;
        double r170975 = r170974 * r170967;
        double r170976 = r170973 / r170975;
        return r170976;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r170977 = b;
        double r170978 = -2.2237630570465103e+109;
        bool r170979 = r170977 <= r170978;
        double r170980 = 1.0;
        double r170981 = c;
        double r170982 = r170981 / r170977;
        double r170983 = a;
        double r170984 = r170977 / r170983;
        double r170985 = r170982 - r170984;
        double r170986 = r170980 * r170985;
        double r170987 = -3.3193805664383666e-186;
        bool r170988 = r170977 <= r170987;
        double r170989 = -r170977;
        double r170990 = r170977 * r170977;
        double r170991 = 4.0;
        double r170992 = r170991 * r170983;
        double r170993 = r170992 * r170981;
        double r170994 = r170990 - r170993;
        double r170995 = sqrt(r170994);
        double r170996 = r170989 + r170995;
        double r170997 = sqrt(r170996);
        double r170998 = 2.0;
        double r170999 = r170997 / r170998;
        double r171000 = r170997 / r170983;
        double r171001 = r170999 * r171000;
        double r171002 = 1.458057835821772e+144;
        bool r171003 = r170977 <= r171002;
        double r171004 = 1.0;
        double r171005 = r170998 / r170991;
        double r171006 = r171004 / r171005;
        double r171007 = r171006 * r170981;
        double r171008 = r170989 - r170995;
        double r171009 = r171007 / r171008;
        double r171010 = -1.0;
        double r171011 = r171010 * r170982;
        double r171012 = r171003 ? r171009 : r171011;
        double r171013 = r170988 ? r171001 : r171012;
        double r171014 = r170979 ? r170986 : r171013;
        return r171014;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.1
Target20.9
Herbie6.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.2237630570465103e+109

    1. Initial program 48.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.3

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

    3. Simplified3.3

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

    if -2.2237630570465103e+109 < b < -3.3193805664383666e-186

    1. Initial program 6.9

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

    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt7.3

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

    4. Applied times-frac7.3

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

    if -3.3193805664383666e-186 < b < 1.458057835821772e+144

    1. Initial program 31.3

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

    3. Applied flip-+31.5

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

    4. Simplified16.1

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

    6. Applied clear-num16.3

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

    7. Simplified15.3

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

    9. Applied times-frac15.3

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

    10. Simplified10.2

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

    12. Applied associate-/r*9.9

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

    13. Simplified9.8

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

    if 1.458057835821772e+144 < b

    1. Initial program 62.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 1.5

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

  4. Final simplification6.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.223763057046510327568967152287533282505 \cdot 10^{109}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -3.319380566438366601816459280349243307141 \cdot 10^{-186}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.458057835821772074616178333218437979276 \cdot 10^{144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{2}{4}} \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020001 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :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)))