The quadratic formula (r1)

Average Error: 33.9 → 8.7

Time: 7.2s

Precision: 64

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.41934012522695439 \cdot 10^{151}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.68372855198136822 \cdot 10^{-226}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.1708528107816502 \cdot 10^{51}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{-2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original	33.9
Target	21.3
Herbie	8.7

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

Derivation

1. Split input into 4 regimes

2. if b < -2.4193401252269544e+151

   1. Initial program 63.0

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

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.3

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

   3. Simplified 2.3

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

   if -2.4193401252269544e+151 < b < -1.6837285519813682e-226

   1. Initial program 7.5

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

   3. Applied clear-num 7.7

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

   if -1.6837285519813682e-226 < b < 4.17085281078165e+51

   1. Initial program 27.2

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

   3. Applied flip-+ 27.3

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

   4. Simplified 17.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
   5. Using strategy rm

   6. Applied div-inv 17.0

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

   8. Applied frac-2neg 17.0

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

   9. Simplified 16.9

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

   if 4.17085281078165e+51 < 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 3.7

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

4. Final simplification 8.7

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.41934012522695439 \cdot 10^{151}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.68372855198136822 \cdot 10^{-226}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.1708528107816502 \cdot 10^{51}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{-\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{-2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020140 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)) (/ c (* a (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))))

  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))