Average Error: 34.7 → 10.2
Time: 5.0s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -4.6537017569063518 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.0479007947857462 \cdot 10^{99}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -4.6537017569063518 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.0479007947857462 \cdot 10^{99}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)\\

\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 <= -4.653701756906352e-82)) {
		temp = (-0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else {
		double temp_1;
		if ((b_2 <= 1.0479007947857462e+99)) {
			temp_1 = (1.0 * ((-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a));
		} else {
			temp_1 = (1.0 * ((0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a))));
		}
		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 3 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -4.653701756906352e-82

    1. Initial program 52.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 9.1

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

    if -4.653701756906352e-82 < b_2 < 1.0479007947857462e+99

    1. Initial program 13.4

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

    3. Applied clear-num13.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

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

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

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

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

    7. Applied times-frac13.5

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

    8. Applied add-cube-cbrt13.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]

    9. Applied times-frac13.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{1}{1}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]

    10. Simplified13.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]

    11. Simplified13.4

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

    if 1.0479007947857462e+99 < b_2

    1. Initial program 47.6

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

    3. Applied clear-num47.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity47.6

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

    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity47.6

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

    7. Applied times-frac47.6

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

    8. Applied add-cube-cbrt47.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]

    9. Applied times-frac47.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1} \cdot \sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{1}{1}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]

    10. Simplified47.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\sqrt[3]{1}}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]

    11. Simplified47.6

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

    12. Taylor expanded around inf 4.1

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

  4. Final simplification10.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -4.6537017569063518 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.0479007947857462 \cdot 10^{99}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020065 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))