Average Error: 34.0 → 6.8
Time: 5.3s
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 r96379 = b;
        double r96380 = -r96379;
        double r96381 = r96379 * r96379;
        double r96382 = 4.0;
        double r96383 = a;
        double r96384 = c;
        double r96385 = r96383 * r96384;
        double r96386 = r96382 * r96385;
        double r96387 = r96381 - r96386;
        double r96388 = sqrt(r96387);
        double r96389 = r96380 - r96388;
        double r96390 = 2.0;
        double r96391 = r96390 * r96383;
        double r96392 = r96389 / r96391;
        return r96392;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r96393 = b;
        double r96394 = -5.005006561769842e+132;
        bool r96395 = r96393 <= r96394;
        double r96396 = -1.0;
        double r96397 = c;
        double r96398 = r96397 / r96393;
        double r96399 = r96396 * r96398;
        double r96400 = 1.0545287641463871e-247;
        bool r96401 = r96393 <= r96400;
        double r96402 = 2.0;
        double r96403 = r96402 * r96397;
        double r96404 = -r96393;
        double r96405 = r96393 * r96393;
        double r96406 = 4.0;
        double r96407 = a;
        double r96408 = r96407 * r96397;
        double r96409 = r96406 * r96408;
        double r96410 = r96405 - r96409;
        double r96411 = sqrt(r96410);
        double r96412 = r96404 + r96411;
        double r96413 = r96403 / r96412;
        double r96414 = 1.0273828621120979e+63;
        bool r96415 = r96393 <= r96414;
        double r96416 = 1.0;
        double r96417 = r96402 * r96407;
        double r96418 = r96404 - r96411;
        double r96419 = r96417 / r96418;
        double r96420 = r96416 / r96419;
        double r96421 = 1.0;
        double r96422 = r96393 / r96407;
        double r96423 = r96398 - r96422;
        double r96424 = r96421 * r96423;
        double r96425 = r96415 ? r96420 : r96424;
        double r96426 = r96401 ? r96413 : r96425;
        double r96427 = r96395 ? r96399 : r96426;
        return r96427;
}

Error

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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 "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :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)))