Average Error: 32.9 → 24.1
Time: 13.2s
Precision: binary64
\[{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{1}{n} \le -1.01070101321579221 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\left(\left|\sqrt[3]{x}\right|\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x}}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\frac{1}{n} \le 5.799990665923648 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\frac{\frac{1}{n}}{x} + 1 \cdot \left(0 - \frac{\log \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)}{x \cdot {n}^{2}}\right)\right) - \frac{\frac{0.5}{n}}{{x}^{2}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{n}\right)} + \left(-{x}^{\left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)}{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus x

Bits error versus n

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if (/ 1.0 n) < -1.01070101321579221e-9

    1. Initial program 2.2

      \[{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt2.2

      \[\leadsto {\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x}\right)}}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
    4. Applied unpow-prod-down2.2

      \[\leadsto {\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}\]
    5. Applied add-sqr-sqrt2.2

      \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{x + 1} \cdot \sqrt{x + 1}\right)}}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
    6. Applied unpow-prod-down2.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}} - {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
    7. Applied difference-of-squares2.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)}\]
    8. Using strategy rm
    9. Applied add-cube-cbrt2.2

      \[\leadsto \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{x} \cdot \sqrt[3]{x}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{x}}}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)\]
    10. Applied sqrt-prod2.2

      \[\leadsto \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x} \cdot \sqrt[3]{x}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x}}\right)}}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)\]
    11. Applied unpow-prod-down2.2

      \[\leadsto \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x} \cdot \sqrt[3]{x}}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x}}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}\right)\]
    12. Simplified2.2

      \[\leadsto \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - \color{blue}{{\left(\left|\sqrt[3]{x}\right|\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x}}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)\]

    if -1.01070101321579221e-9 < (/ 1.0 n) < 5.799990665923648e-13

    1. Initial program 45.2

      \[{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 33.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot \frac{1}{x \cdot n} + 1 \cdot \frac{\log 1}{x \cdot {n}^{2}}\right) - \left(0.5 \cdot \frac{1}{{x}^{2} \cdot n} + 1 \cdot \frac{\log \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)}{x \cdot {n}^{2}}\right)}\]
    3. Simplified32.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\frac{1}{n}}{x} + 1 \cdot \left(0 - \frac{\log \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)}{x \cdot {n}^{2}}\right)\right) - \frac{\frac{0.5}{n}}{{x}^{2}}}\]

    if 5.799990665923648e-13 < (/ 1.0 n)

    1. Initial program 8.3

      \[{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--8.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}}\]
    4. Simplified8.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{n}\right)} + \left(-{x}^{\left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)}}{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification24.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{1}{n} \le -1.01070101321579221 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {\left(\sqrt{x}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right) \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{x + 1}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} - {\left(\left|\sqrt[3]{x}\right|\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} \cdot {\left(\sqrt{\sqrt[3]{x}}\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\frac{1}{n} \le 5.799990665923648 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\frac{\frac{1}{n}}{x} + 1 \cdot \left(0 - \frac{\log \left(\frac{1}{x}\right)}{x \cdot {n}^{2}}\right)\right) - \frac{\frac{0.5}{n}}{{x}^{2}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{n}\right)} + \left(-{x}^{\left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{n}\right)}\right)}{{\left(x + 1\right)}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)} + {x}^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020177 
(FPCore (x n)
  :name "2nthrt (problem 3.4.6)"
  :precision binary64
  (- (pow (+ x 1.0) (/ 1.0 n)) (pow x (/ 1.0 n))))