The quadratic formula (r1)

Average Error: 33.9 → 8.6

Time: 5.3s

Precision: 64

Math

\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.20680949362929903 \cdot 10^{115}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2228506498912011 \cdot 10^{-188}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.9326867649712656 \cdot 10^{45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}{-\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a))));
}

↓

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -1.206809493629299e+115)) {
		VAR = ((double) (1.0 * ((double) (((double) (c / b)) - ((double) (b / a))))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= 3.222850649891201e-188)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a))));
		} else {
			double VAR_2;
			if ((b <= 1.9326867649712656e+45)) {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (((double) (((double) (((double) (4.0 * ((double) (a * c)))) + 0.0)) / ((double) -(((double) (b + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))))))) * ((double) (1.0 / ((double) (2.0 * a))))));
			} else {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (-1.0 * ((double) (c / b))));
			}
			VAR_1 = VAR_2;
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original	33.9
Target	20.7
Herbie	8.6

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

Derivation

1. Split input into 4 regimes

2. if b < -1.206809493629299e+115

   1. Initial program 51.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.8

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

   3. Simplified 2.8

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

   if -1.206809493629299e+115 < b < 3.222850649891201e-188

   1. Initial program 10.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   if 3.222850649891201e-188 < b < 1.9326867649712656e+45

   1. Initial program 33.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
   2. Using strategy rm

   3. Applied div-inv 33.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
   4. Using strategy rm

   5. Applied add-sqr-sqrt 33.4

      \[\leadsto \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

   6. Applied sqrt-prod 34.1

      \[\leadsto \left(\left(-b\right) + \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]
   7. Using strategy rm

   8. Applied flip-+ 34.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

   9. Simplified 16.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

   10. Simplified 16.7

       \[\leadsto \frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}{\color{blue}{-\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

   if 1.9326867649712656e+45 < b

   1. Initial program 57.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.8

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

4. Final simplification 8.6

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.20680949362929903 \cdot 10^{115}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 3.2228506498912011 \cdot 10^{-188}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.9326867649712656 \cdot 10^{45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}{-\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020122 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)) (/ c (* a (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)))))

  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4 a) c)))) (* 2 a)))