Average Error: 34.3 → 8.5
Time: 7.5s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -5.377788818048344 \cdot 10^{121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -9.27187277804719363 \cdot 10^{-253}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.47938800515803745 \cdot 10^{70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -5.377788818048344 \cdot 10^{121}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -9.27187277804719363 \cdot 10^{-253}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.47938800515803745 \cdot 10^{70}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b_2)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b_2 * b_2)) - ((double) (a * c)))))))) / a));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b_2 <= -5.377788818048344e+121)) {
		VAR = ((double) (((double) (0.5 * ((double) (c / b_2)))) - ((double) (2.0 * ((double) (b_2 / a))))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b_2 <= -9.271872778047194e-253)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b_2)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b_2 * b_2)) - ((double) (a * c)))))))) * ((double) (1.0 / a))));
		} else {
			double VAR_2;
			if ((b_2 <= 1.4793880051580374e+70)) {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (((double) (a / ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b_2)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b_2 * b_2)) - ((double) (a * c)))))))) / c)))) / a));
			} else {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (-0.5 * ((double) (c / b_2))));
			}
			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 < -5.377788818048344e+121

    1. Initial program 52.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.7

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

    if -5.377788818048344e+121 < b_2 < -9.271872778047194e-253

    1. Initial program 8.6

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

    3. Applied div-inv8.8

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

    if -9.271872778047194e-253 < b_2 < 1.4793880051580374e+70

    1. Initial program 29.6

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

    3. Applied flip-+29.7

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

    4. Simplified17.1

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

    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity17.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]

    7. Applied associate-/r*17.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{1}}{a}}\]

    8. Simplified15.0

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

    if 1.4793880051580374e+70 < b_2

    1. Initial program 58.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.4

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

  4. Final simplification8.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -5.377788818048344 \cdot 10^{121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -9.27187277804719363 \cdot 10^{-253}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 1.47938800515803745 \cdot 10^{70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020120 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))