Average Error: 33.9 → 8.1
Time: 6.2s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -3.429866822979021 \cdot 10^{115}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -5.1191709328298443 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.41126517226993862 \cdot 10^{71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -3.4298668229790213e+115

    1. Initial program 50.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.9

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

    if -3.4298668229790213e+115 < b_2 < -5.1191709328298443e-306

    1. Initial program 8.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv8.5

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

    if -5.1191709328298443e-306 < b_2 < 2.4112651722699386e+71

    1. Initial program 30.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip-+30.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]
    4. Simplified17.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{0 + a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    5. Using strategy rm
    6. Applied *-un-lft-identity17.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    7. Applied associate-/r*17.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{1}}{a}}\]
    8. Simplified14.8

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

    if 2.4112651722699386e+71 < b_2

    1. Initial program 57.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -3.429866822979021 \cdot 10^{115}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -5.1191709328298443 \cdot 10^{-306}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.41126517226993862 \cdot 10^{71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020129 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))