Average Error: 34.1 → 6.5
Time: 4.8s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.3044033969831823 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2001964328628576 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.3690530579691639 \cdot 10^{141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -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 - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.3690530579691639 \cdot 10^{141}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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 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 <= -2.3044033969831823e+153)) {
		temp = (1.0 * ((c / b) - (b / a)));
	} else {
		double temp_1;
		if ((b <= 3.2001964328628576e-306)) {
			temp_1 = ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a));
		} else {
			double temp_2;
			if ((b <= 3.369053057969164e+141)) {
				temp_2 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))));
			} else {
				temp_2 = (-1.0 * (c / b));
			}
			temp_1 = temp_2;
		}
		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

Original34.1
Target20.6
Herbie6.5
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.3044033969831823e+153

    1. Initial program 63.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.0

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

    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 8.8

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

    if 3.2001964328628576e-306 < b < 3.369053057969164e+141

    1. Initial program 34.4

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

    3. Applied clear-num34.4

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

    5. Applied flip-+34.4

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

    6. Applied associate-/r/34.4

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

    7. Applied associate-/r*34.5

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

    8. Simplified14.9

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

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 8.3

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

    if 3.369053057969164e+141 < b

    1. Initial program 62.5

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

    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

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.3044033969831823 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2001964328628576 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.3690530579691639 \cdot 10^{141}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020060 
(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)))