Average Error: 34.2 → 6.8
Time: 4.7s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -8.626773201174524 \cdot 10^{102}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -4.42774749682144966 \cdot 10^{-220}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\frac{1}{c} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.6275304582996679 \cdot 10^{99}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -8.626773201174524 \cdot 10^{102}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -4.42774749682144966 \cdot 10^{-220}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\frac{1}{c} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.6275304582996679 \cdot 10^{99}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return ((-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a);
}
↓
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double temp;
	if ((b_2 <= -8.626773201174524e+102)) {
		temp = (-0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else {
		double temp_1;
		if ((b_2 <= -4.42774749682145e-220)) {
			temp_1 = ((1.0 / sqrt((sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2))) / ((1.0 / c) * sqrt((sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2))));
		} else {
			double temp_2;
			if ((b_2 <= 1.627530458299668e+99)) {
				temp_2 = ((-b_2 / a) - (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) / a));
			} else {
				temp_2 = ((0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a)));
			}
			temp_1 = temp_2;
		}
		temp = temp_1;
	}
	return temp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -8.626773201174524e+102

    1. Initial program 59.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]

    if -8.626773201174524e+102 < b_2 < -4.42774749682145e-220

    1. Initial program 36.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied flip--36.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]

    4. Simplified16.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{0 + a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]

    5. Simplified16.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied add-sqr-sqrt16.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}}{a}\]

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity16.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(0 + a \cdot c\right)}}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]

    9. Applied times-frac16.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}} \cdot \frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}}{a}\]

    10. Applied associate-/l*16.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\frac{a}{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}}}\]

    11. Simplified15.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}\]
    12. Using strategy rm

    13. Applied clear-num15.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot c}{a}}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]

    14. Simplified7.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\frac{1}{\color{blue}{c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]

    if -4.42774749682145e-220 < b_2 < 1.627530458299668e+99

    1. Initial program 10.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-sub10.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}}\]

    if 1.627530458299668e+99 < b_2

    1. Initial program 46.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -8.626773201174524 \cdot 10^{102}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -4.42774749682144966 \cdot 10^{-220}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{\frac{1}{c} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.6275304582996679 \cdot 10^{99}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020060 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))