Average Error: 19.2 → 5.7
Time: 4.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}\]
↓
\[\frac{\left(1 \cdot 1\right) \cdot 1}{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}\right) \cdot \left(\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x\right)}\]
\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}
↓
\frac{\left(1 \cdot 1\right) \cdot 1}{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}\right) \cdot \left(\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x\right)}
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (((double) (1.0 / ((double) sqrt(x)))) - ((double) (1.0 / ((double) sqrt(((double) (x + 1.0))))))));
}
↓
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (((double) (((double) (1.0 * 1.0)) * 1.0)) / ((double) (((double) (((double) (1.0 / ((double) sqrt(x)))) + ((double) (1.0 / ((double) sqrt(((double) (x + 1.0)))))))) * ((double) (((double) (x + 1.0)) * x))))));
}

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Target

Original19.2
Target0.6
Herbie5.7
\[\frac{1}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot \sqrt{x} + x \cdot \sqrt{x + 1}}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 19.2

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

  3. Applied flip--19.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}}}\]
  4. Using strategy rm

  5. Applied frac-times24.2

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

  6. Applied frac-times19.4

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

  7. Applied frac-sub19.1

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

  8. Simplified18.8

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

  9. Simplified18.7

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

  11. Applied div-inv18.7

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

  12. Applied associate-/l*18.7

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

  13. Simplified18.7

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

  14. Taylor expanded around 0 5.7

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

  15. Final simplification5.7

    \[\leadsto \frac{\left(1 \cdot 1\right) \cdot 1}{\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{x + 1}}\right) \cdot \left(\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x\right)}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020164 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "2isqrt (example 3.6)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (/ 1.0 (+ (* (+ x 1.0) (sqrt x)) (* x (sqrt (+ x 1.0)))))

  (- (/ 1.0 (sqrt x)) (/ 1.0 (sqrt (+ x 1.0)))))