Average Error: 34.1 → 6.7
Time: 5.8s
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 r151263 = b;
        double r151264 = -r151263;
        double r151265 = r151263 * r151263;
        double r151266 = 4.0;
        double r151267 = a;
        double r151268 = r151266 * r151267;
        double r151269 = c;
        double r151270 = r151268 * r151269;
        double r151271 = r151265 - r151270;
        double r151272 = sqrt(r151271);
        double r151273 = r151264 + r151272;
        double r151274 = 2.0;
        double r151275 = r151274 * r151267;
        double r151276 = r151273 / r151275;
        return r151276;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r151277 = b;
        double r151278 = -2.2237630570465103e+109;
        bool r151279 = r151277 <= r151278;
        double r151280 = 1.0;
        double r151281 = c;
        double r151282 = r151281 / r151277;
        double r151283 = a;
        double r151284 = r151277 / r151283;
        double r151285 = r151282 - r151284;
        double r151286 = r151280 * r151285;
        double r151287 = -3.3193805664383666e-186;
        bool r151288 = r151277 <= r151287;
        double r151289 = -r151277;
        double r151290 = r151277 * r151277;
        double r151291 = 4.0;
        double r151292 = r151291 * r151283;
        double r151293 = r151292 * r151281;
        double r151294 = r151290 - r151293;
        double r151295 = sqrt(r151294);
        double r151296 = r151289 + r151295;
        double r151297 = sqrt(r151296);
        double r151298 = 2.0;
        double r151299 = r151297 / r151298;
        double r151300 = r151297 / r151283;
        double r151301 = r151299 * r151300;
        double r151302 = 1.458057835821772e+144;
        bool r151303 = r151277 <= r151302;
        double r151304 = 1.0;
        double r151305 = r151298 / r151291;
        double r151306 = r151304 / r151305;
        double r151307 = r151306 * r151281;
        double r151308 = r151289 - r151295;
        double r151309 = r151307 / r151308;
        double r151310 = -1.0;
        double r151311 = r151310 * r151282;
        double r151312 = r151303 ? r151309 : r151311;
        double r151313 = r151288 ? r151301 : r151312;
        double r151314 = r151279 ? r151286 : r151313;
        return r151314;
}

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 +o rules:numerics
(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)))