Average Error: 34.2 → 6.9
Time: 4.6s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.55528137777049654 \cdot 10^{140}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.52089004516141949 \cdot 10^{-271}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.1199128263687574 \cdot 10^{46}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -8.55528137777049654 \cdot 10^{140}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.52089004516141949 \cdot 10^{-271}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.1199128263687574 \cdot 10^{46}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r85412 = b;
        double r85413 = -r85412;
        double r85414 = r85412 * r85412;
        double r85415 = 4.0;
        double r85416 = a;
        double r85417 = c;
        double r85418 = r85416 * r85417;
        double r85419 = r85415 * r85418;
        double r85420 = r85414 - r85419;
        double r85421 = sqrt(r85420);
        double r85422 = r85413 + r85421;
        double r85423 = 2.0;
        double r85424 = r85423 * r85416;
        double r85425 = r85422 / r85424;
        return r85425;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r85426 = b;
        double r85427 = -8.555281377770497e+140;
        bool r85428 = r85426 <= r85427;
        double r85429 = 1.0;
        double r85430 = c;
        double r85431 = r85430 / r85426;
        double r85432 = a;
        double r85433 = r85426 / r85432;
        double r85434 = r85431 - r85433;
        double r85435 = r85429 * r85434;
        double r85436 = 9.52089004516142e-271;
        bool r85437 = r85426 <= r85436;
        double r85438 = -r85426;
        double r85439 = r85426 * r85426;
        double r85440 = 4.0;
        double r85441 = r85432 * r85430;
        double r85442 = r85440 * r85441;
        double r85443 = r85439 - r85442;
        double r85444 = sqrt(r85443);
        double r85445 = r85438 + r85444;
        double r85446 = 2.0;
        double r85447 = r85446 * r85432;
        double r85448 = r85445 / r85447;
        double r85449 = 4.1199128263687574e+46;
        bool r85450 = r85426 <= r85449;
        double r85451 = r85446 * r85430;
        double r85452 = r85438 - r85444;
        double r85453 = r85451 / r85452;
        double r85454 = -1.0;
        double r85455 = r85454 * r85431;
        double r85456 = r85450 ? r85453 : r85455;
        double r85457 = r85437 ? r85448 : r85456;
        double r85458 = r85428 ? r85435 : r85457;
        return r85458;
}

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Results

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Target

Original34.2
Target21.1
Herbie6.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -8.555281377770497e+140

    1. Initial program 58.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.4

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

    3. Simplified2.4

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

    if -8.555281377770497e+140 < b < 9.52089004516142e-271

    1. Initial program 9.7

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

    if 9.52089004516142e-271 < b < 4.1199128263687574e+46

    1. Initial program 29.6

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

    3. Applied clear-num29.7

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

    5. Applied flip-+29.7

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

    6. Applied associate-/r/29.7

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

    7. Applied associate-/r*29.8

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

    8. Simplified16.5

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

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 9.2

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

    if 4.1199128263687574e+46 < b

    1. Initial program 56.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.55528137777049654 \cdot 10^{140}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9.52089004516141949 \cdot 10^{-271}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.1199128263687574 \cdot 10^{46}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020046 
(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)))