Average Error: 33.7 → 8.1
Time: 5.8s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.6792274201648591 \cdot 10^{47}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 8.40594418978702039 \cdot 10^{-269}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.6809283377365093 \cdot 10^{101}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.6792274201648591 \cdot 10^{47}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 8.40594418978702039 \cdot 10^{-269}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.6809283377365093 \cdot 10^{101}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{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 VAR;
	if ((b_2 <= -7.679227420164859e+47)) {
		VAR = (-0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b_2 <= 8.40594418978702e-269)) {
			VAR_1 = ((a / ((sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / c)) / a);
		} else {
			double VAR_2;
			if ((b_2 <= 1.6809283377365093e+101)) {
				VAR_2 = ((-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) * (1.0 / a));
			} else {
				VAR_2 = ((0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a)));
			}
			VAR_1 = VAR_2;
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

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 < -7.679227420164859e+47

    1. Initial program 57.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.0

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

    if -7.679227420164859e+47 < b_2 < 8.40594418978702e-269

    1. Initial program 27.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--27.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]
    4. Simplified16.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{0 + a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    5. Simplified16.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity16.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    8. Applied associate-/r*16.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{1}}{a}}\]
    9. Simplified13.8

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

    if 8.40594418978702e-269 < b_2 < 1.6809283377365093e+101

    1. Initial program 9.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv9.2

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

    if 1.6809283377365093e+101 < b_2

    1. Initial program 47.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.6792274201648591 \cdot 10^{47}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 8.40594418978702039 \cdot 10^{-269}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.6809283377365093 \cdot 10^{101}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020078 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))