Average Error: 34.4 → 9.3
Time: 6.6s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.1876632617279024 \cdot 10^{75}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.3864152302888027 \cdot 10^{-155}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 6.6829951187703446 \cdot 10^{77}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -1.1876632617279024e+75

    1. Initial program 42.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.2

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

    if -1.1876632617279024e+75 < b_2 < 7.386415230288803e-155

    1. Initial program 11.7

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

    3. Applied clear-num11.9

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

    4. Simplified11.9

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

    if 7.386415230288803e-155 < b_2 < 6.682995118770345e+77

    1. Initial program 38.6

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

    3. Applied flip-+38.7

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

    4. Simplified16.3

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

    if 6.682995118770345e+77 < b_2

    1. Initial program 58.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.0

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

  4. Final simplification9.3

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.1876632617279024 \cdot 10^{75}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.3864152302888027 \cdot 10^{-155}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 6.6829951187703446 \cdot 10^{77}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020148 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))