Average Error: 14.2 → 0.1
Time: 3.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\]
↓
\[\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{x + 1}{0 - 1}}}{x}\]
\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}
↓
\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{x + 1}{0 - 1}}}{x}
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (((double) (1.0 / ((double) (x + 1.0)))) - ((double) (1.0 / x))));
}
↓
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (((double) (1.0 / ((double) (((double) (x + 1.0)) / ((double) (0.0 - 1.0)))))) / x));
}

Error

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 14.2

    \[\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied frac-sub13.5

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

  4. Simplified13.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(x - \left(x + 1\right)\right)}}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x}\]
  5. Using strategy rm

  6. Applied associate-/r*13.5

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

  7. Simplified0.1

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{x + 1}{0 - 1}}}}{x}\]

  8. Final simplification0.1

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{1}{\frac{x + 1}{0 - 1}}}{x}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020150 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "2frac (problem 3.3.1)"
  :precision binary64
  (- (/ 1.0 (+ x 1.0)) (/ 1.0 x)))