Average Error: 28.6 → 0.5
Time: 5.0s
Precision: binary64
\[1.05367121277235087 \cdot 10^{-8} \lt a \lt 94906265.6242515594 \land 1.05367121277235087 \cdot 10^{-8} \lt b \lt 94906265.6242515594 \land 1.05367121277235087 \cdot 10^{-8} \lt c \lt 94906265.6242515594\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{{\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}} \cdot {\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Initial program 28.6

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

  3. Applied flip-+28.6

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

  4. Simplified0.4

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

  6. Applied add-cbrt-cube0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt[3]{\left(\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right) \cdot \left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

  7. Simplified0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\color{blue}{{\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{3}}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
  8. Using strategy rm

  9. Applied add-sqr-sqrt0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}^{3}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

  10. Applied unpow-prod-down0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}^{3} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}^{3}}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

  11. Simplified0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{\color{blue}{{\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}}} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}^{3}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

  12. Simplified0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{{\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}} \cdot \color{blue}{{\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

  13. Final simplification0.5

    \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{{\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}} \cdot {\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020156 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, narrow range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 a 94906265.62425156) (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 b 94906265.62425156) (< 1.0536712127723509e-08 c 94906265.62425156))
  (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))