quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)

Average Error: 34.1 → 8.1

Time: 5.5s

Precision: binary64

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -4.8489798423074927 \cdot 10^{129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -1.4104005242205834 \cdot 10^{-227}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 3.741500408843493 \cdot 10^{22}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -4.8489798423074927e129

   1. Initial program 54.6

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

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.8

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

   if -4.8489798423074927e129 < b_2 < -1.4104005242205834e-227

   1. Initial program 7.8

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

   3. Applied clear-num 8.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]

   4. Simplified 8.0

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

   if -1.4104005242205834e-227 < b_2 < 3.741500408843493e22

   1. Initial program 25.0

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

   3. Applied flip-+ 25.1

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

   4. Simplified 17.3

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

   6. Applied *-un-lft-identity 17.3

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

   7. Applied associate-/r* 17.3

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

   8. Simplified 14.3

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

   if 3.741500408843493e22 < b_2

   1. Initial program 56.5

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

   2. Taylor expanded around inf 4.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]
3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 8.1

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -4.8489798423074927 \cdot 10^{129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -1.4104005242205834 \cdot 10^{-227}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 3.741500408843493 \cdot 10^{22}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{c}}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020171 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (neg b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))