Average Error: 34.4 → 10.3
Time: 5.5s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.0674124610604968 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.96876625840091586 \cdot 10^{107}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -1.0674124610604968 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.96876625840091586 \cdot 10^{107}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\end{array}
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r95627 = b;
        double r95628 = -r95627;
        double r95629 = r95627 * r95627;
        double r95630 = 4.0;
        double r95631 = a;
        double r95632 = c;
        double r95633 = r95631 * r95632;
        double r95634 = r95630 * r95633;
        double r95635 = r95629 - r95634;
        double r95636 = sqrt(r95635);
        double r95637 = r95628 - r95636;
        double r95638 = 2.0;
        double r95639 = r95638 * r95631;
        double r95640 = r95637 / r95639;
        return r95640;
}
↓
double f(double a, double b, double c) {
        double r95641 = b;
        double r95642 = -1.0674124610604968e-82;
        bool r95643 = r95641 <= r95642;
        double r95644 = -1.0;
        double r95645 = c;
        double r95646 = r95645 / r95641;
        double r95647 = r95644 * r95646;
        double r95648 = 5.968766258400916e+107;
        bool r95649 = r95641 <= r95648;
        double r95650 = 1.0;
        double r95651 = 2.0;
        double r95652 = r95650 / r95651;
        double r95653 = -r95641;
        double r95654 = r95641 * r95641;
        double r95655 = 4.0;
        double r95656 = a;
        double r95657 = r95656 * r95645;
        double r95658 = r95655 * r95657;
        double r95659 = r95654 - r95658;
        double r95660 = sqrt(r95659);
        double r95661 = r95653 - r95660;
        double r95662 = r95661 / r95656;
        double r95663 = r95652 * r95662;
        double r95664 = r95651 * r95646;
        double r95665 = 2.0;
        double r95666 = r95641 / r95656;
        double r95667 = r95665 * r95666;
        double r95668 = r95664 - r95667;
        double r95669 = r95652 * r95668;
        double r95670 = r95649 ? r95663 : r95669;
        double r95671 = r95643 ? r95647 : r95670;
        return r95671;
}

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Target

Original34.4
Target21.5
Herbie10.3
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.0674124610604968e-82

    1. Initial program 52.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 8.9

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

    if -1.0674124610604968e-82 < b < 5.968766258400916e+107

    1. Initial program 13.7

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

    3. Applied clear-num13.9

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

    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity13.9

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

    6. Applied times-frac13.8

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

    7. Applied add-cube-cbrt13.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}}{\frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\]

    8. Applied times-frac13.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{2}{1}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}\]

    9. Simplified13.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\]

    10. Simplified13.7

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

    if 5.968766258400916e+107 < b

    1. Initial program 50.0

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

    3. Applied clear-num50.0

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

    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity50.0

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

    6. Applied times-frac50.0

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

    7. Applied add-cube-cbrt50.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}}{\frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\]

    8. Applied times-frac50.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{2}{1}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}\]

    9. Simplified50.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\]

    10. Simplified50.0

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

    11. Taylor expanded around inf 3.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{2} \cdot \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification10.3

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.0674124610604968 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 5.96876625840091586 \cdot 10^{107}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 2 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020062 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :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)))