Average Error: 34.1 → 6.7
Time: 5.7s
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 r153275 = b;
        double r153276 = -r153275;
        double r153277 = r153275 * r153275;
        double r153278 = 4.0;
        double r153279 = a;
        double r153280 = r153278 * r153279;
        double r153281 = c;
        double r153282 = r153280 * r153281;
        double r153283 = r153277 - r153282;
        double r153284 = sqrt(r153283);
        double r153285 = r153276 + r153284;
        double r153286 = 2.0;
        double r153287 = r153286 * r153279;
        double r153288 = r153285 / r153287;
        return r153288;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r153289 = b;
        double r153290 = -2.2237630570465103e+109;
        bool r153291 = r153289 <= r153290;
        double r153292 = 1.0;
        double r153293 = c;
        double r153294 = r153293 / r153289;
        double r153295 = a;
        double r153296 = r153289 / r153295;
        double r153297 = r153294 - r153296;
        double r153298 = r153292 * r153297;
        double r153299 = -3.3193805664383666e-186;
        bool r153300 = r153289 <= r153299;
        double r153301 = -r153289;
        double r153302 = r153289 * r153289;
        double r153303 = 4.0;
        double r153304 = r153303 * r153295;
        double r153305 = r153304 * r153293;
        double r153306 = r153302 - r153305;
        double r153307 = sqrt(r153306);
        double r153308 = r153301 + r153307;
        double r153309 = sqrt(r153308);
        double r153310 = 2.0;
        double r153311 = r153309 / r153310;
        double r153312 = r153309 / r153295;
        double r153313 = r153311 * r153312;
        double r153314 = 1.458057835821772e+144;
        bool r153315 = r153289 <= r153314;
        double r153316 = 1.0;
        double r153317 = r153310 / r153303;
        double r153318 = r153316 / r153317;
        double r153319 = r153318 * r153293;
        double r153320 = r153301 - r153307;
        double r153321 = r153319 / r153320;
        double r153322 = -1.0;
        double r153323 = r153322 * r153294;
        double r153324 = r153315 ? r153321 : r153323;
        double r153325 = r153300 ? r153313 : r153324;
        double r153326 = r153291 ? r153298 : r153325;
        return r153326;
}

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)))