Average Error: 12.1 → 3.2
Time: 1.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{x \cdot \left(y + z\right)}{z}\]
↓
\[\frac{x}{\frac{z}{y + z}}\]
\frac{x \cdot \left(y + z\right)}{z}
↓
\frac{x}{\frac{z}{y + z}}
double code(double x, double y, double z) {
	return ((double) (((double) (x * ((double) (y + z)))) / z));
}
↓
double code(double x, double y, double z) {
	return ((double) (x / ((double) (z / ((double) (y + z))))));
}

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Target

Original12.1
Target3.2
Herbie3.2
\[\frac{x}{\frac{z}{y + z}}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 12.1

    \[\frac{x \cdot \left(y + z\right)}{z}\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied associate-/l*3.2

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x}{\frac{z}{y + z}}}\]

  4. Final simplification3.2

    \[\leadsto \frac{x}{\frac{z}{y + z}}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020155 
(FPCore (x y z)
  :name "Numeric.SpecFunctions:choose from math-functions-0.1.5.2"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (/ x (/ z (+ y z)))

  (/ (* x (+ y z)) z))