Average Error: 33.8 → 10.1
Time: 8.9s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.12428337420519208 \cdot 10^{57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.84613441880260993 \cdot 10^{-81}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -3.12428337420519208 \cdot 10^{57}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2}}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.84613441880260993 \cdot 10^{-81}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r75685 = b;
        double r75686 = -r75685;
        double r75687 = r75685 * r75685;
        double r75688 = 4.0;
        double r75689 = a;
        double r75690 = c;
        double r75691 = r75689 * r75690;
        double r75692 = r75688 * r75691;
        double r75693 = r75687 - r75692;
        double r75694 = sqrt(r75693);
        double r75695 = r75686 + r75694;
        double r75696 = 2.0;
        double r75697 = r75696 * r75689;
        double r75698 = r75695 / r75697;
        return r75698;
}

double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r75699 = b;
        double r75700 = -3.124283374205192e+57;
        bool r75701 = r75699 <= r75700;
        double r75702 = -2.0;
        double r75703 = r75702 * r75699;
        double r75704 = 2.0;
        double r75705 = r75703 / r75704;
        double r75706 = a;
        double r75707 = r75705 / r75706;
        double r75708 = 3.84613441880261e-81;
        bool r75709 = r75699 <= r75708;
        double r75710 = 4.0;
        double r75711 = c;
        double r75712 = r75706 * r75711;
        double r75713 = r75710 * r75712;
        double r75714 = -r75713;
        double r75715 = fma(r75699, r75699, r75714);
        double r75716 = sqrt(r75715);
        double r75717 = r75716 - r75699;
        double r75718 = r75717 / r75704;
        double r75719 = r75718 / r75706;
        double r75720 = -1.0;
        double r75721 = r75711 / r75699;
        double r75722 = r75720 * r75721;
        double r75723 = r75709 ? r75719 : r75722;
        double r75724 = r75701 ? r75707 : r75723;
        return r75724;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.8
Target20.4
Herbie10.1
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -3.124283374205192e+57

    1. Initial program 39.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified39.5

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

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Applied div-inv39.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied times-frac39.6

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    8. Using strategy rm
    9. Applied *-un-lft-identity39.6

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\right)}\]
    11. Simplified39.5

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    12. Using strategy rm
    13. Applied add-cube-cbrt39.6

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{\frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}} - b}{2}}{a}\]
    14. Applied sqrt-prod39.6

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}} - b}{2}}{a}\]
    15. Applied fma-neg39.6

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}, \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}, -b\right)}}{2}}{a}\]
    16. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.6

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b}}{2}}{a}\]
    17. Simplified5.6

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b}}{2}}{a}\]

    if -3.124283374205192e+57 < b < 3.84613441880261e-81

    1. Initial program 12.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified12.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied *-un-lft-identity12.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Applied div-inv12.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied times-frac12.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    7. Simplified12.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    8. Using strategy rm
    9. Applied *-un-lft-identity12.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    10. Applied associate-*l*12.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\right)}\]
    11. Simplified12.7

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

    if 3.84613441880261e-81 < b

    1. Initial program 53.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified53.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied *-un-lft-identity53.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    5. Applied div-inv53.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    6. Applied times-frac53.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\]
    7. Simplified53.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    8. Using strategy rm
    9. Applied *-un-lft-identity53.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\]
    10. Applied associate-*l*53.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}\right)}\]
    11. Simplified53.0

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}}\]
    12. Taylor expanded around inf 9.5

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -3.12428337420519208 \cdot 10^{57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.84613441880260993 \cdot 10^{-81}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)} - b}{2}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020045 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :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)))