Average Error: 19.8 → 7.6
Time: 5.6s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.00336887744975224 \cdot 10^{118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.96909460888896495 \cdot 10^{161}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

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

\end{array}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.00336887744975224 \cdot 10^{118}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

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

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.96909460888896495 \cdot 10^{161}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\

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

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r44200 = b;
        double r44201 = 0.0;
        bool r44202 = r44200 >= r44201;
        double r44203 = 2.0;
        double r44204 = c;
        double r44205 = r44203 * r44204;
        double r44206 = -r44200;
        double r44207 = r44200 * r44200;
        double r44208 = 4.0;
        double r44209 = a;
        double r44210 = r44208 * r44209;
        double r44211 = r44210 * r44204;
        double r44212 = r44207 - r44211;
        double r44213 = sqrt(r44212);
        double r44214 = r44206 - r44213;
        double r44215 = r44205 / r44214;
        double r44216 = r44206 + r44213;
        double r44217 = r44203 * r44209;
        double r44218 = r44216 / r44217;
        double r44219 = r44202 ? r44215 : r44218;
        return r44219;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r44220 = b;
        double r44221 = -8.003368877449752e+118;
        bool r44222 = r44220 <= r44221;
        double r44223 = 0.0;
        bool r44224 = r44220 >= r44223;
        double r44225 = -2.0;
        double r44226 = c;
        double r44227 = r44226 / r44220;
        double r44228 = r44225 * r44227;
        double r44229 = 1.0;
        double r44230 = a;
        double r44231 = r44220 / r44230;
        double r44232 = r44227 - r44231;
        double r44233 = r44229 * r44232;
        double r44234 = r44224 ? r44228 : r44233;
        double r44235 = 1.969094608888965e+161;
        bool r44236 = r44220 <= r44235;
        double r44237 = 2.0;
        double r44238 = r44237 * r44226;
        double r44239 = -r44220;
        double r44240 = r44220 * r44220;
        double r44241 = 4.0;
        double r44242 = r44241 * r44230;
        double r44243 = r44242 * r44226;
        double r44244 = r44240 - r44243;
        double r44245 = sqrt(r44244);
        double r44246 = r44239 - r44245;
        double r44247 = r44238 / r44246;
        double r44248 = cbrt(r44244);
        double r44249 = fabs(r44248);
        double r44250 = sqrt(r44248);
        double r44251 = r44249 * r44250;
        double r44252 = r44239 + r44251;
        double r44253 = r44237 * r44230;
        double r44254 = r44252 / r44253;
        double r44255 = r44224 ? r44247 : r44254;
        double r44256 = r44230 * r44226;
        double r44257 = r44256 / r44220;
        double r44258 = r44237 * r44257;
        double r44259 = r44220 - r44258;
        double r44260 = r44239 - r44259;
        double r44261 = r44238 / r44260;
        double r44262 = r44239 + r44245;
        double r44263 = r44262 / r44253;
        double r44264 = r44224 ? r44261 : r44263;
        double r44265 = r44236 ? r44255 : r44264;
        double r44266 = r44222 ? r44234 : r44265;
        return r44266;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -8.003368877449752e+118

    1. Initial program 52.1

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 9.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around 0 2.9

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

    4. Simplified2.9

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

    5. Taylor expanded around inf 2.9

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

    if -8.003368877449752e+118 < b < 1.969094608888965e+161

    1. Initial program 8.7

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

    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.9

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

    4. Applied sqrt-prod8.9

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

    5. Simplified8.9

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

    if 1.969094608888965e+161 < b

    1. Initial program 38.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.2

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

  4. Final simplification7.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -8.00336887744975224 \cdot 10^{118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.96909460888896495 \cdot 10^{161}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020049 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a))))