The quadratic formula (r2)

Average Error: 34.2 → 9.1

Time: 6.0s

Precision: binary64

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.871993654387246 \cdot 10^{26}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.242204110282341 \cdot 10^{-304}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{2 \cdot a}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.9037833844360662 \cdot 10^{89}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original	34.2
Target	21.1
Herbie	9.1

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

1. Split input into 4 regimes

2. if b < -2.871993654387246e26

   1. Initial program 56.6

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

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 5.4

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

   if -2.871993654387246e26 < b < 1.242204110282341e-304

   1. Initial program 27.5

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

   3. Applied div-inv 27.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\]
   4. Using strategy rm

   5. Applied flip-- 27.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

   6. Simplified 17.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0 + 1 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]

   7. Simplified 17.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{0 + 1 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}\]
   8. Using strategy rm

   9. Applied associate-*l/ 17.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(0 + 1 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}\]

   10. Simplified 17.0

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

   if 1.242204110282341e-304 < b < 4.9037833844360662e89

   1. Initial program 9.1

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

   3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt 9.1

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

   4. Applied sqrt-prod 9.3

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

   if 4.9037833844360662e89 < b

   1. Initial program 45.5

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

   2. Taylor expanded around inf 4.6

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

   3. Simplified 4.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)}\]
3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 9.1

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.871993654387246 \cdot 10^{26}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 1.242204110282341 \cdot 10^{-304}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{2 \cdot a}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 4.9037833844360662 \cdot 10^{89}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020162 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))) (/ (- (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

  (/ (- (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))