Average Error: 34.1 → 11.0
Time: 4.4s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.42599941733932729 \cdot 10^{-48}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9787957843074626:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.42599941733932729 \cdot 10^{-48}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9787957843074626:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((double) (((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (a * c)))))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a))));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -1.4259994173393273e-48)) {
		VAR = ((double) (-1.0 * ((double) (c / b))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= 9787957843074626.0)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (1.0 / ((double) (((double) (2.0 * a)) / ((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (a * c))))))))))))));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = ((double) (1.0 * ((double) (((double) (c / b)) - ((double) (b / a))))));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.1
Target21.4
Herbie11.0
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.4259994173393273e-48

    1. Initial program 54.4

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 7.6

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

    if -1.4259994173393273e-48 < b < 9787957843074626.0

    1. Initial program 16.0

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

    3. Applied clear-num16.1

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

    if 9787957843074626.0 < b

    1. Initial program 33.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 7.7

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

    3. Simplified7.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification11.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -1.42599941733932729 \cdot 10^{-48}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 9787957843074626:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020123 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

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

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