Average Error: 34.6 → 9.8
Time: 4.4s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.9358923729233266 \cdot 10^{149}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.39036747108992214 \cdot 10^{-69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -2.9358923729233266 \cdot 10^{149}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.39036747108992214 \cdot 10^{-69}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r160645 = b;
        double r160646 = -r160645;
        double r160647 = r160645 * r160645;
        double r160648 = 4.0;
        double r160649 = a;
        double r160650 = r160648 * r160649;
        double r160651 = c;
        double r160652 = r160650 * r160651;
        double r160653 = r160647 - r160652;
        double r160654 = sqrt(r160653);
        double r160655 = r160646 + r160654;
        double r160656 = 2.0;
        double r160657 = r160656 * r160649;
        double r160658 = r160655 / r160657;
        return r160658;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r160659 = b;
        double r160660 = -2.9358923729233266e+149;
        bool r160661 = r160659 <= r160660;
        double r160662 = 1.0;
        double r160663 = c;
        double r160664 = r160663 / r160659;
        double r160665 = a;
        double r160666 = r160659 / r160665;
        double r160667 = r160664 - r160666;
        double r160668 = r160662 * r160667;
        double r160669 = 9.390367471089922e-69;
        bool r160670 = r160659 <= r160669;
        double r160671 = r160659 * r160659;
        double r160672 = 4.0;
        double r160673 = r160672 * r160665;
        double r160674 = r160673 * r160663;
        double r160675 = r160671 - r160674;
        double r160676 = sqrt(r160675);
        double r160677 = r160676 - r160659;
        double r160678 = 2.0;
        double r160679 = r160678 * r160665;
        double r160680 = r160677 / r160679;
        double r160681 = -1.0;
        double r160682 = r160681 * r160664;
        double r160683 = r160670 ? r160680 : r160682;
        double r160684 = r160661 ? r160668 : r160683;
        return r160684;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.6
Target21.2
Herbie9.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.9358923729233266e+149

    1. Initial program 62.1

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.7

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

    3. Simplified1.7

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

    if -2.9358923729233266e+149 < b < 9.390367471089922e-69

    1. Initial program 12.5

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

    3. Applied div-inv12.7

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

    5. Applied associate-*r/12.5

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

    6. Simplified12.5

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

    if 9.390367471089922e-69 < b

    1. Initial program 53.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 8.7

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

  4. Final simplification9.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.9358923729233266 \cdot 10^{149}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.39036747108992214 \cdot 10^{-69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020018 
(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)))