Average Error: 0.1 → 0.1
Time: 5.2s
Precision: 64
\[x + \frac{x - y}{2}\]
↓
\[1.5 \cdot x - 0.5 \cdot y\]
x + \frac{x - y}{2}
↓
1.5 \cdot x - 0.5 \cdot y
double code(double x, double y) {
	return (x + ((x - y) / 2.0));
}
↓
double code(double x, double y) {
	return ((1.5 * x) - (0.5 * y));
}

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Original0.1
Target0.1
Herbie0.1
\[1.5 \cdot x - 0.5 \cdot y\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.1

    \[x + \frac{x - y}{2}\]

  2. Taylor expanded around 0 0.1

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1.5 \cdot x - 0.5 \cdot y}\]

  3. Final simplification0.1

    \[\leadsto 1.5 \cdot x - 0.5 \cdot y\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020091 
(FPCore (x y)
  :name "Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Axis.Types:hBufferRect from Chart-1.5.3"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (- (* 1.5 x) (* 0.5 y))

  (+ x (/ (- x y) 2)))