jeff quadratic root 1

Average Error: 19.9 → 7.8

Time: 6.3s

Precision: 64

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.527728060421314 \cdot 10^{94}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) - b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.84408212241748662 \cdot 10^{136}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b >= 0.0)) {
		VAR = ((-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a));
	} else {
		VAR = ((2.0 * c) / (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))));
	}
	return VAR;
}

↓

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -2.527728060421314e+94)) {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b >= 0.0)) {
			VAR_1 = ((-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b + ((2.0 * (((a / (cbrt(b) * cbrt(b))) / (cbrt(cbrt(b)) * cbrt(cbrt(b)))) * (c / cbrt(cbrt(b))))) - b)));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	} else {
		double VAR_2;
		if ((b <= 3.8440821224174866e+136)) {
			double VAR_3;
			if ((b >= 0.0)) {
				VAR_3 = ((-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a));
			} else {
				VAR_3 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b + (sqrt(sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) * sqrt(sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))))));
			}
			VAR_2 = VAR_3;
		} else {
			double VAR_4;
			if ((b >= 0.0)) {
				VAR_4 = ((-b - (b - (2.0 * ((a * c) / b)))) / (2.0 * a));
			} else {
				VAR_4 = ((2.0 * c) / (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))));
			}
			VAR_2 = VAR_4;
		}
		VAR = VAR_2;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -2.527728060421314e+94

   1. Initial program 28.8

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

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 7.1

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

   4. Applied add-cube-cbrt 7.1

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

   5. Applied times-frac 2.7

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

   7. Applied add-cube-cbrt 2.7

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

   8. Applied *-un-lft-identity 2.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{1 \cdot c}{\left(\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) - b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]

   9. Applied times-frac 2.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)\right) - b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]

   10. Applied associate-*r* 2.7

       \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) - b\right)}\\ \end{array}\]

   11. Simplified 2.7

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

   if -2.527728060421314e+94 < b < 3.8440821224174866e+136

   1. Initial program 9.0

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

   3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt 9.0

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

   4. Applied sqrt-prod 9.1

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

   if 3.8440821224174866e+136 < b

   1. Initial program 57.0

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

   2. Taylor expanded around inf 11.2

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

4. Final simplification 7.8

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.527728060421314 \cdot 10^{94}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) - b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.84408212241748662 \cdot 10^{136}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020106 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ (* 2 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))))))