Average Error: 34.0 → 6.8
Time: 5.0s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -5.00500656176984215351659893827263540922 \cdot 10^{132}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.054528764146387149688914666009662801656 \cdot 10^{-247}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.02738286211209785784187544728837722875 \cdot 10^{63}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -5.00500656176984215351659893827263540922 \cdot 10^{132}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.054528764146387149688914666009662801656 \cdot 10^{-247}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.02738286211209785784187544728837722875 \cdot 10^{63}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r86974 = b;
        double r86975 = -r86974;
        double r86976 = r86974 * r86974;
        double r86977 = 4.0;
        double r86978 = a;
        double r86979 = c;
        double r86980 = r86978 * r86979;
        double r86981 = r86977 * r86980;
        double r86982 = r86976 - r86981;
        double r86983 = sqrt(r86982);
        double r86984 = r86975 - r86983;
        double r86985 = 2.0;
        double r86986 = r86985 * r86978;
        double r86987 = r86984 / r86986;
        return r86987;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r86988 = b;
        double r86989 = -5.005006561769842e+132;
        bool r86990 = r86988 <= r86989;
        double r86991 = -1.0;
        double r86992 = c;
        double r86993 = r86992 / r86988;
        double r86994 = r86991 * r86993;
        double r86995 = 1.0545287641463871e-247;
        bool r86996 = r86988 <= r86995;
        double r86997 = 2.0;
        double r86998 = r86997 * r86992;
        double r86999 = -r86988;
        double r87000 = r86988 * r86988;
        double r87001 = 4.0;
        double r87002 = a;
        double r87003 = r87002 * r86992;
        double r87004 = r87001 * r87003;
        double r87005 = r87000 - r87004;
        double r87006 = sqrt(r87005);
        double r87007 = r86999 + r87006;
        double r87008 = r86998 / r87007;
        double r87009 = 1.0273828621120979e+63;
        bool r87010 = r86988 <= r87009;
        double r87011 = 1.0;
        double r87012 = r86997 * r87002;
        double r87013 = r86999 - r87006;
        double r87014 = r87012 / r87013;
        double r87015 = r87011 / r87014;
        double r87016 = 1.0;
        double r87017 = r86988 / r87002;
        double r87018 = r86993 - r87017;
        double r87019 = r87016 * r87018;
        double r87020 = r87010 ? r87015 : r87019;
        double r87021 = r86996 ? r87008 : r87020;
        double r87022 = r86990 ? r86994 : r87021;
        return r87022;
}

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Results

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Target

Original34.0
Target21.0
Herbie6.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -5.005006561769842e+132

    1. Initial program 61.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.7

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

    if -5.005006561769842e+132 < b < 1.0545287641463871e-247

    1. Initial program 31.9

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

    3. Applied clear-num31.9

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

    5. Applied flip--32.0

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

    6. Applied associate-/r/32.0

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

    7. Applied associate-/r*32.0

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

    8. Simplified14.6

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

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 9.3

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

    if 1.0545287641463871e-247 < b < 1.0273828621120979e+63

    1. Initial program 8.1

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

    3. Applied clear-num8.3

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

    if 1.0273828621120979e+63 < b

    1. Initial program 39.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 5.4

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

    3. Simplified5.4

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

  4. Final simplification6.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -5.00500656176984215351659893827263540922 \cdot 10^{132}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.054528764146387149688914666009662801656 \cdot 10^{-247}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.02738286211209785784187544728837722875 \cdot 10^{63}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020001 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))