Average Error: 52.8 → 0.3
Time: 6.2s
Precision: 64
\[\log \left(x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}\right)\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \le -0.998816454406085463:\\ \;\;\;\;\log \left(\frac{0.125}{{x}^{3}} - \left(\frac{0.5}{x} - \frac{-0.0625}{{x}^{5}}\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;x \le 0.9640751759201969:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\log \left(\sqrt{1}\right) + \frac{x}{\sqrt{1}}\right) - \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{{x}^{3}}{{\left(\sqrt{1}\right)}^{3}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\log 2 - \left(\left(\frac{0.09375}{{x}^{4}} - \log x\right) - \frac{\frac{0.25}{x}}{x}\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\log \left(x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}\right)
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x \le -0.998816454406085463:\\
\;\;\;\;\log \left(\frac{0.125}{{x}^{3}} - \left(\frac{0.5}{x} - \frac{-0.0625}{{x}^{5}}\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;x \le 0.9640751759201969:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(\log \left(\sqrt{1}\right) + \frac{x}{\sqrt{1}}\right) - \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{{x}^{3}}{{\left(\sqrt{1}\right)}^{3}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\log 2 - \left(\left(\frac{0.09375}{{x}^{4}} - \log x\right) - \frac{\frac{0.25}{x}}{x}\right)\\

\end{array}
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) log(((double) (x + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (x * x)) + 1.0))))))));
}
double code(double x) {
	double VAR;
	if ((x <= -0.9988164544060855)) {
		VAR = ((double) log(((double) (((double) (0.125 / ((double) pow(x, 3.0)))) - ((double) (((double) (0.5 / x)) - ((double) (((double) -(0.0625)) / ((double) pow(x, 5.0))))))))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((x <= 0.9640751759201969)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (((double) (((double) log(((double) sqrt(1.0)))) + ((double) (x / ((double) sqrt(1.0)))))) - ((double) (0.16666666666666666 * ((double) (((double) pow(x, 3.0)) / ((double) pow(((double) sqrt(1.0)), 3.0))))))));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (((double) log(2.0)) - ((double) (((double) (((double) (0.09375 / ((double) pow(x, 4.0)))) - ((double) log(x)))) - ((double) (((double) (0.25 / x)) / x))))));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

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Results

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Target

Original52.8
Target45.1
Herbie0.3
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\log \left(\frac{-1}{x - \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\log \left(x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if x < -0.9988164544060855

    1. Initial program 62.9

      \[\log \left(x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}\right)\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 0.1

      \[\leadsto \log \color{blue}{\left(0.125 \cdot \frac{1}{{x}^{3}} - \left(0.5 \cdot \frac{1}{x} + 0.0625 \cdot \frac{1}{{x}^{5}}\right)\right)}\]
    3. Simplified0.1

      \[\leadsto \log \color{blue}{\left(\frac{0.125}{{x}^{3}} - \left(\frac{0.5}{x} - \frac{-0.0625}{{x}^{5}}\right)\right)}\]

    if -0.9988164544060855 < x < 0.9640751759201969

    1. Initial program 58.6

      \[\log \left(x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}\right)\]
    2. Taylor expanded around 0 0.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\log \left(\sqrt{1}\right) + \frac{x}{\sqrt{1}}\right) - \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{{x}^{3}}{{\left(\sqrt{1}\right)}^{3}}}\]

    if 0.9640751759201969 < x

    1. Initial program 31.7

      \[\log \left(x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + 1}\right)\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 0.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(0.25 \cdot \frac{1}{{x}^{2}} + \log 2\right) - \left(\log \left(\frac{1}{x}\right) + 0.09375 \cdot \frac{1}{{x}^{4}}\right)}\]
    3. Simplified0.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\log 2 - \left(\left(\frac{0.09375}{{x}^{4}} - \log x\right) - \frac{\frac{0.25}{x}}{x}\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification0.3

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \le -0.998816454406085463:\\ \;\;\;\;\log \left(\frac{0.125}{{x}^{3}} - \left(\frac{0.5}{x} - \frac{-0.0625}{{x}^{5}}\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;x \le 0.9640751759201969:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\log \left(\sqrt{1}\right) + \frac{x}{\sqrt{1}}\right) - \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{{x}^{3}}{{\left(\sqrt{1}\right)}^{3}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\log 2 - \left(\left(\frac{0.09375}{{x}^{4}} - \log x\right) - \frac{\frac{0.25}{x}}{x}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020122 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "Hyperbolic arcsine"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< x 0.0) (log (/ -1 (- x (sqrt (+ (* x x) 1))))) (log (+ x (sqrt (+ (* x x) 1)))))

  (log (+ x (sqrt (+ (* x x) 1)))))