Average Error: 19.9 → 8.4
Time: 5.6s
Precision: 64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -5.41686448948872753 \cdot 10^{98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.5038439288020778 \cdot 10^{130}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -5.4168644894887275e+98

    1. Initial program 48.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.9

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

    if -5.4168644894887275e+98 < b < 7.503843928802078e+130

    1. Initial program 8.4

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

    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt8.6

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

    4. Applied sqrt-prod8.6

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

    5. Simplified8.6

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

    if 7.503843928802078e+130 < b

    1. Initial program 33.8

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.0

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

  4. Final simplification8.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -5.41686448948872753 \cdot 10^{98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.5038439288020778 \cdot 10^{130}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020124 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))