Average Error: 34.3 → 8.5
Time: 6.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.75066324333052595 \cdot 10^{53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -6.69412507816842203 \cdot 10^{-121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1 \cdot \left(\left({b_2}^{2} - {b_2}^{2}\right) + a \cdot c\right)}{a}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.022508212032695 \cdot 10^{121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

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 < -7.75066324333052595e53

    1. Initial program 57.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.2

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

    if -7.75066324333052595e53 < b_2 < -6.69412507816842203e-121

    1. Initial program 39.3

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied clear-num39.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm
    5. Applied flip--39.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\frac{a}{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}}\]
    6. Applied associate-/r/39.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}} \cdot \left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right)}}\]
    7. Applied associate-/r*39.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]
    8. Simplified16.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot \left(\left({b_2}^{2} - {b_2}^{2}\right) + a \cdot c\right)}{a}}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\]

    if -6.69412507816842203e-121 < b_2 < 2.022508212032695e121

    1. Initial program 11.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-sub11.1

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

    if 2.022508212032695e121 < b_2

    1. Initial program 55.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied clear-num55.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]
    4. Taylor expanded around 0 2.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -7.75066324333052595 \cdot 10^{53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le -6.69412507816842203 \cdot 10^{-121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{1 \cdot \left(\left({b_2}^{2} - {b_2}^{2}\right) + a \cdot c\right)}{a}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 2.022508212032695 \cdot 10^{121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020173 
(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))