Average Error: 34.2 → 9.6
Time: 5.1s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.73423627781717686 \cdot 10^{122}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.300666801536262 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.73423627781717686 \cdot 10^{122}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.300666801536262 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\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 <= -4.734236277817177e+122)) {
		temp = (1.0 * ((c / b) - (b / a)));
	} else {
		double temp_1;
		if ((b <= 4.300666801536262e-42)) {
			temp_1 = ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a));
		} else {
			temp_1 = (-1.0 * (c / b));
		}
		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

Original34.2
Target20.8
Herbie9.6
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -4.734236277817177e+122

    1. Initial program 52.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.4

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

    3. Simplified3.4

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

    if -4.734236277817177e+122 < b < 4.300666801536262e-42

    1. Initial program 13.6

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

    3. Applied div-inv13.7

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

    5. Applied un-div-inv13.6

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

    if 4.300666801536262e-42 < b

    1. Initial program 55.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.5

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

  4. Final simplification9.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -4.73423627781717686 \cdot 10^{122}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.300666801536262 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020053 
(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)))