Average Error: 19.5 → 7.9
Time: 9.0s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3696490745623736 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.1486145584744864 \cdot 10^{42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\end{array}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3696490745623736 \cdot 10^{154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.1486145584744864 \cdot 10^{42}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r40950 = b;
        double r40951 = 0.0;
        bool r40952 = r40950 >= r40951;
        double r40953 = -r40950;
        double r40954 = r40950 * r40950;
        double r40955 = 4.0;
        double r40956 = a;
        double r40957 = r40955 * r40956;
        double r40958 = c;
        double r40959 = r40957 * r40958;
        double r40960 = r40954 - r40959;
        double r40961 = sqrt(r40960);
        double r40962 = r40953 - r40961;
        double r40963 = 2.0;
        double r40964 = r40963 * r40956;
        double r40965 = r40962 / r40964;
        double r40966 = r40963 * r40958;
        double r40967 = r40953 + r40961;
        double r40968 = r40966 / r40967;
        double r40969 = r40952 ? r40965 : r40968;
        return r40969;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r40970 = b;
        double r40971 = -1.3696490745623736e+154;
        bool r40972 = r40970 <= r40971;
        double r40973 = 0.0;
        bool r40974 = r40970 >= r40973;
        double r40975 = -r40970;
        double r40976 = r40970 * r40970;
        double r40977 = 4.0;
        double r40978 = a;
        double r40979 = r40977 * r40978;
        double r40980 = c;
        double r40981 = r40979 * r40980;
        double r40982 = r40976 - r40981;
        double r40983 = sqrt(r40982);
        double r40984 = r40975 - r40983;
        double r40985 = 2.0;
        double r40986 = r40985 * r40978;
        double r40987 = r40984 / r40986;
        double r40988 = r40985 * r40980;
        double r40989 = r40978 * r40980;
        double r40990 = r40989 / r40970;
        double r40991 = r40985 * r40990;
        double r40992 = r40991 - r40970;
        double r40993 = r40992 - r40970;
        double r40994 = r40988 / r40993;
        double r40995 = r40974 ? r40987 : r40994;
        double r40996 = 9.148614558474486e+42;
        bool r40997 = r40970 <= r40996;
        double r40998 = cbrt(r40983);
        double r40999 = r40998 * r40998;
        double r41000 = r40999 * r40998;
        double r41001 = r40975 - r41000;
        double r41002 = r41001 / r40986;
        double r41003 = r40983 - r40970;
        double r41004 = r40988 / r41003;
        double r41005 = r40974 ? r41002 : r41004;
        double r41006 = 1.0;
        double r41007 = r40980 / r40970;
        double r41008 = r40970 / r40978;
        double r41009 = r41007 - r41008;
        double r41010 = r41006 * r41009;
        double r41011 = -2.0;
        double r41012 = r41011 * r41007;
        double r41013 = r40974 ? r41010 : r41012;
        double r41014 = r40997 ? r41005 : r41013;
        double r41015 = r40972 ? r40995 : r41014;
        return r41015;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Try it out

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.3696490745623736e+154

    1. Initial program 37.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Simplified37.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot c}}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -1.3696490745623736e+154 < b < 9.148614558474486e+42

    1. Initial program 8.6

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Simplified8.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 9.148614558474486e+42 < b

    1. Initial program 37.1

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Simplified37.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 11.3

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

    4. Taylor expanded around 0 5.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

    5. Simplified5.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

    6. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification7.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.3696490745623736 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.1486145584744864 \cdot 10^{42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020043 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))