Average Error: 33.6 → 10.3
Time: 9.2s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.16908657181932359 \cdot 10^{-104}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.3316184968738608 \cdot 10^{61}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}{2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}{2}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.16908657181932359 \cdot 10^{-104}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.3316184968738608 \cdot 10^{61}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}{2}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r108440 = b;
        double r108441 = -r108440;
        double r108442 = r108440 * r108440;
        double r108443 = 4.0;
        double r108444 = a;
        double r108445 = c;
        double r108446 = r108444 * r108445;
        double r108447 = r108443 * r108446;
        double r108448 = r108442 - r108447;
        double r108449 = sqrt(r108448);
        double r108450 = r108441 - r108449;
        double r108451 = 2.0;
        double r108452 = r108451 * r108444;
        double r108453 = r108450 / r108452;
        return r108453;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r108454 = b;
        double r108455 = -4.1690865718193236e-104;
        bool r108456 = r108454 <= r108455;
        double r108457 = -1.0;
        double r108458 = c;
        double r108459 = r108458 / r108454;
        double r108460 = r108457 * r108459;
        double r108461 = 1.3316184968738608e+61;
        bool r108462 = r108454 <= r108461;
        double r108463 = -r108454;
        double r108464 = r108454 * r108454;
        double r108465 = 4.0;
        double r108466 = a;
        double r108467 = r108466 * r108458;
        double r108468 = r108465 * r108467;
        double r108469 = r108464 - r108468;
        double r108470 = sqrt(r108469);
        double r108471 = r108463 - r108470;
        double r108472 = r108471 / r108466;
        double r108473 = 2.0;
        double r108474 = r108472 / r108473;
        double r108475 = -2.0;
        double r108476 = r108454 / r108466;
        double r108477 = r108475 * r108476;
        double r108478 = r108477 / r108473;
        double r108479 = r108462 ? r108474 : r108478;
        double r108480 = r108456 ? r108460 : r108479;
        return r108480;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original33.6
Target20.6
Herbie10.3
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -4.1690865718193236e-104

    1. Initial program 51.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 11.0

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

    if -4.1690865718193236e-104 < b < 1.3316184968738608e+61

    1. Initial program 12.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied associate-/r*12.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2}}{a}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity12.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot 2}}}{a}\]
    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity12.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{1 \cdot 2}}{a}\]
    7. Applied times-frac12.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2}}}{a}\]
    8. Applied associate-/l*12.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{1}}{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2}}}}\]
    9. Using strategy rm
    10. Applied associate-/r/12.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{1}{1}}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot 2}}\]
    11. Applied associate-/r*12.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\frac{1}{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2}}\]
    12. Simplified12.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{2}\]
    13. Using strategy rm
    14. Applied associate-*l/12.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}{a}}}{2}\]
    15. Simplified12.3

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

    if 1.3316184968738608e+61 < b

    1. Initial program 39.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied associate-/r*39.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2}}{a}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity39.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot 2}}}{a}\]
    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity39.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{1 \cdot 2}}{a}\]
    7. Applied times-frac39.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2}}}{a}\]
    8. Applied associate-/l*39.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{1}}{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2}}}}\]
    9. Using strategy rm
    10. Applied associate-/r/39.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{1}{1}}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot 2}}\]
    11. Applied associate-/r*39.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\frac{1}{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2}}\]
    12. Simplified39.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{2}\]
    13. Taylor expanded around 0 4.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}}{2}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.3

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.16908657181932359 \cdot 10^{-104}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.3316184968738608 \cdot 10^{61}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}{2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}{2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020045 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c))))) (* 2 a)))