Average Error: 34.0 → 9.5
Time: 5.9s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.6487898413435469 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.43504028250552318 \cdot 10^{146}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - 0.5 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -2.6487898413435469 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.43504028250552318 \cdot 10^{146}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - 0.5 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double temp;
	if ((b <= -2.648789841343547e-64)) {
		temp = (-1.0 * (c / b));
	} else {
		double temp_1;
		if ((b <= 1.4350402825055232e+146)) {
			temp_1 = ((-b / (2.0 * a)) - (sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c)))) / (2.0 * a)));
		} else {
			temp_1 = ((-b / (2.0 * a)) - (0.5 * (b / a)));
		}
		temp = temp_1;
	}
	return temp;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.0
Target20.7
Herbie9.5
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.648789841343547e-64

    1. Initial program 53.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 7.9

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

    if -2.648789841343547e-64 < b < 1.4350402825055232e+146

    1. Initial program 12.4

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

    3. Applied div-sub12.4

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

    if 1.4350402825055232e+146 < b

    1. Initial program 60.9

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

    3. Applied div-sub60.9

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

    5. Applied clear-num60.9

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 2.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.6487898413435469 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.43504028250552318 \cdot 10^{146}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - 0.5 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020049 +o rules:numerics
(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)))