Average Error: 34.1 → 10.6
Time: 11.1s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.2375225949334019 \cdot 10^{57}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.67970785211126629 \cdot 10^{-40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -2.2375225949334019 \cdot 10^{57}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.67970785211126629 \cdot 10^{-40}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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 r505 = b;
        double r506 = -r505;
        double r507 = r505 * r505;
        double r508 = 4.0;
        double r509 = a;
        double r510 = r508 * r509;
        double r511 = c;
        double r512 = r510 * r511;
        double r513 = r507 - r512;
        double r514 = sqrt(r513);
        double r515 = r506 + r514;
        double r516 = 2.0;
        double r517 = r516 * r509;
        double r518 = r515 / r517;
        return r518;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r519 = b;
        double r520 = -2.237522594933402e+57;
        bool r521 = r519 <= r520;
        double r522 = 1.0;
        double r523 = c;
        double r524 = r523 / r519;
        double r525 = a;
        double r526 = r519 / r525;
        double r527 = r524 - r526;
        double r528 = r522 * r527;
        double r529 = 8.679707852111266e-40;
        bool r530 = r519 <= r529;
        double r531 = r519 * r519;
        double r532 = 4.0;
        double r533 = r532 * r525;
        double r534 = r533 * r523;
        double r535 = r531 - r534;
        double r536 = sqrt(r535);
        double r537 = r536 - r519;
        double r538 = 2.0;
        double r539 = r538 * r525;
        double r540 = r537 / r539;
        double r541 = -1.0;
        double r542 = r541 * r524;
        double r543 = r530 ? r540 : r542;
        double r544 = r521 ? r528 : r543;
        return r544;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.1
Target20.9
Herbie10.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.237522594933402e+57

    1. Initial program 38.1

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.5

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

    3. Simplified5.5

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

    if -2.237522594933402e+57 < b < 8.679707852111266e-40

    1. Initial program 15.3

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

    3. Applied div-inv15.4

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

    5. Applied associate-*r/15.3

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

    6. Simplified15.3

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

    if 8.679707852111266e-40 < b

    1. Initial program 55.1

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 7.5

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

  4. Final simplification10.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.2375225949334019 \cdot 10^{57}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.67970785211126629 \cdot 10^{-40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020025 +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)))