Average Error: 33.7 → 6.6
Time: 5.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.0441198894524072 \cdot 10^{64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 6.0544446045401805 \cdot 10^{-251}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.71972254051459018 \cdot 10^{125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -1.0441198894524072e64

    1. Initial program 57.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.4

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

    if -1.0441198894524072e64 < b_2 < 6.0544446045401805e-251

    1. Initial program 28.2

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

    3. Applied flip--28.2

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

    4. Simplified16.8

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

    5. Simplified16.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity16.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]

    8. Applied associate-/r*16.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{\frac{0 + a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{1}}{a}}\]

    9. Simplified14.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}}}{a}\]
    10. Using strategy rm

    11. Applied clear-num14.6

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

    12. Simplified9.9

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

    if 6.0544446045401805e-251 < b_2 < 7.71972254051459018e125

    1. Initial program 7.5

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

    if 7.71972254051459018e125 < b_2

    1. Initial program 53.7

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

    3. Applied flip--63.6

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

    4. Simplified62.6

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

    5. Simplified62.6

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 3.2

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

  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -1.0441198894524072 \cdot 10^{64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 6.0544446045401805 \cdot 10^{-251}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 7.71972254051459018 \cdot 10^{125}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020161 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (neg b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))