Average Error: 0.1 → 0
Time: 1.1s
Precision: 64
\[x + \frac{x - y}{2}\]
↓
\[\mathsf{fma}\left(1.5, x, -0.5 \cdot y\right)\]
x + \frac{x - y}{2}
↓
\mathsf{fma}\left(1.5, x, -0.5 \cdot y\right)
double code(double x, double y) {
	return (x + ((x - y) / 2.0));
}
↓
double code(double x, double y) {
	return fma(1.5, x, -(0.5 * y));
}

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Target

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

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. Using strategy rm

  4. Applied fma-neg0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(1.5, x, -0.5 \cdot y\right)}\]

  5. Final simplification0

    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(1.5, x, -0.5 \cdot y\right)\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020102 +o rules:numerics
(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)))