Average Error: 19.6 → 9.1
Time: 5.6s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.35463732932135993 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.44430318372460742:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.35463732932135993 \cdot 10^{154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

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

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.44430318372460742:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b >= 0.0)) {
		VAR = ((2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))));
	} else {
		VAR = ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a));
	}
	return VAR;
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -1.35463732932136e+154)) {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b >= 0.0)) {
			VAR_1 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = ((-b + ((2.0 * ((a * c) / b)) - b)) / (2.0 * a));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	} else {
		double VAR_2;
		if ((b <= 1.4443031837246074)) {
			double VAR_3;
			if ((b >= 0.0)) {
				VAR_3 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt(((cbrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c))) * cbrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) * cbrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))))));
			} else {
				VAR_3 = ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a));
			}
			VAR_2 = VAR_3;
		} else {
			double VAR_4;
			if ((b >= 0.0)) {
				VAR_4 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b - (b - (2.0 * ((a * c) / b)))));
			} else {
				VAR_4 = ((-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a));
			}
			VAR_2 = VAR_4;
		}
		VAR = VAR_2;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

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 < -1.35463732932136e+154

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 11.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -1.35463732932136e+154 < b < 1.4443031837246074

    1. Initial program 8.9

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt9.1

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 1.4443031837246074 < b

    1. Initial program 22.5

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 8.3

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification9.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.35463732932135993 \cdot 10^{154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.44430318372460742:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020103 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a))))