Average Error: 34.1 → 6.5
Time: 4.6s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.3044033969831823 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2001964328628576 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2561019611397527 \cdot 10^{141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.3044033969831823 \cdot 10^{153}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2001964328628576 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2561019611397527 \cdot 10^{141}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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}\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r162895 = b;
        double r162896 = -r162895;
        double r162897 = r162895 * r162895;
        double r162898 = 4.0;
        double r162899 = a;
        double r162900 = r162898 * r162899;
        double r162901 = c;
        double r162902 = r162900 * r162901;
        double r162903 = r162897 - r162902;
        double r162904 = sqrt(r162903);
        double r162905 = r162896 + r162904;
        double r162906 = 2.0;
        double r162907 = r162906 * r162899;
        double r162908 = r162905 / r162907;
        return r162908;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r162909 = b;
        double r162910 = -2.3044033969831823e+153;
        bool r162911 = r162909 <= r162910;
        double r162912 = 1.0;
        double r162913 = c;
        double r162914 = r162913 / r162909;
        double r162915 = a;
        double r162916 = r162909 / r162915;
        double r162917 = r162914 - r162916;
        double r162918 = r162912 * r162917;
        double r162919 = 3.2001964328628576e-306;
        bool r162920 = r162909 <= r162919;
        double r162921 = -r162909;
        double r162922 = r162909 * r162909;
        double r162923 = 4.0;
        double r162924 = r162923 * r162915;
        double r162925 = r162924 * r162913;
        double r162926 = r162922 - r162925;
        double r162927 = sqrt(r162926);
        double r162928 = r162921 + r162927;
        double r162929 = 2.0;
        double r162930 = r162929 * r162915;
        double r162931 = r162928 / r162930;
        double r162932 = 3.256101961139753e+141;
        bool r162933 = r162909 <= r162932;
        double r162934 = r162929 * r162913;
        double r162935 = r162921 - r162927;
        double r162936 = r162934 / r162935;
        double r162937 = -1.0;
        double r162938 = r162937 * r162914;
        double r162939 = r162933 ? r162936 : r162938;
        double r162940 = r162920 ? r162931 : r162939;
        double r162941 = r162911 ? r162918 : r162940;
        return r162941;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.1
Target20.7
Herbie6.5
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.3044033969831823e+153

    1. Initial program 63.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.0

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

    3. Simplified2.0

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

    if -2.3044033969831823e+153 < b < 3.2001964328628576e-306

    1. Initial program 8.9

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

    if 3.2001964328628576e-306 < b < 3.256101961139753e+141

    1. Initial program 34.3

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

    3. Applied clear-num34.4

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

    5. Applied flip-+34.4

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

    6. Applied associate-/r/34.4

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

    7. Applied associate-/r*34.5

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

    8. Simplified15.0

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

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 8.3

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

    if 3.256101961139753e+141 < b

    1. Initial program 62.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 1.5

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

  4. Final simplification6.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.3044033969831823 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2001964328628576 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2561019611397527 \cdot 10^{141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020060 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :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)))