2sin (example 3.3)

Average Error: 36.9 → 0.4

Time: 6.6s

Precision: binary64

Math

\[\sin \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \sin x\]

↓

\[\left(\sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon + \left(-\sin x\right)\right) + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon\]

Error

Bits error versus x

Bits error versus eps

Target

Original	36.9
Target	15.3
Herbie	0.4

\[2 \cdot \left(\cos \left(x + \frac{\varepsilon}{2}\right) \cdot \sin \left(\frac{\varepsilon}{2}\right)\right)\]

Derivation

1. Initial program 36.9

   \[\sin \left(x + \varepsilon\right) - \sin x\]
2. Using strategy rm

3. Applied sin-sum 21.5

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon\right)} - \sin x\]

4. Applied associate--l+ 21.6

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon + \left(\cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon - \sin x\right)}\]

5. Taylor expanded around inf 21.5

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sin \varepsilon \cdot \cos x + \sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon\right) - \sin x}\]

6. Simplified 0.4

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\sin x \cdot \left(\cos \varepsilon - 1\right) + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon}\]
7. Using strategy rm

8. Applied sub-neg 0.4

   \[\leadsto \sin x \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \varepsilon + \left(-1\right)\right)} + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon\]

9. Applied distribute-lft-in 0.4

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon + \sin x \cdot \left(-1\right)\right)} + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon\]

10. Simplified 0.4

    \[\leadsto \left(\sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon + \color{blue}{\left(-\sin x\right)}\right) + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon\]

11. Final simplification 0.4

    \[\leadsto \left(\sin x \cdot \cos \varepsilon + \left(-\sin x\right)\right) + \cos x \cdot \sin \varepsilon\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020147 
(FPCore (x eps)
  :name "2sin (example 3.3)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (* 2.0 (* (cos (+ x (/ eps 2.0))) (sin (/ eps 2.0))))

  (- (sin (+ x eps)) (sin x)))